tempero

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 iniuria 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.