temperō āvī, ātus, āre
tempus,
to observe proper measure, be moderate, restrain oneself, forbear, abstain, be
temperate, act temperately
: in potestatibus, S.: in multā temperarunt tribuni, L.: linguae, L.: oculis,
to keep from looking
, L.: temperare oculis,
refrain from tears
, Cu.: risu (dat.),
L.: victoriae, S.: nec nos temperamus imperiis, quo minus illi auxili egeant, L.:
sibi, quin exirent, Cs.: vix temperavere animis, quin, etc., L.: temperare ab iniuri<*> et maleficio,
refrain
, Cs.: a lacrimis, V.:
tollere puerum: temperatum agere est, quin, etc.,
they with difficulty refrained
, L.: nec temperatum manibus foret, ni,
etc., L.—
To forbear, abstain, refrain, spare, be indulgent
: si cuiquam ullā in re umquam temperaverit:
Privignis, H.: templis deum temperatum
est, L.: in quo ab sociis
temperaverant, L.—
To divide duly, mingle in due proportion, combine suitably, compound properly,
qualify, temper
: ex dissimillimis rebus misceri et temperari: alqd ex igni
atque animā temperatum: Pocula,
to mix
, i. e.
fill
, H.: Etesiarum flatu nimii temperantur calores:
aquam (i. e. balneum) ignibus, i. e.
warm
, H.: scatebris arva, i. e.
water
, V.—
To rule, regulate, govern, manage, arrange, order
: rem p. institutis et legibus: aequor,
V.: arces aetherias, O.: ora frenis, H.: testudinis aureae
strepitum, H.: citharam nervis, i.
e.
to string
, O.: temperata frumenti subvectio,
facilitated
, Ta.—Fig.,
to regulate, rule, control, govern, sway, moderate
: cuius acerbitas morum ne vino quidem permixta temperari
solet: haec interdum temperanda sunt: amara lento Temperet risu,
H.: iras,
soothe
, V.: sumptūs, O.
