Home › Words › O › obtemperobtemperobtemper means to obey (a judgement, rule, decree etx.).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, obtemper ranks #12,807 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologySee obtemperate.verbTo obey (a judgement, rule, decree etx.).e.g.“and after reading thereof, enquir'd at him, if he would obtemper the famin; to which he answer'd, That he could not comply with, or would he obtemper the said Sentence” — 1712, Charles Nice Davies, The Present State of the Parties in Great Britain:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.obeyeth 55% match — third-person singular present simple form of obey vs obtemper →obeyance 55% match — obedience vs obtemper →obeyer 54% match — One who obeys. vs obtemper →comply 54% match — To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform. vs obtemper →obsequence 53% match — Compliance, obsequiousness, deference, willingness to serve. vs obtemper →obsequent 53% match — Obedient; submissive; obsequious. vs obtemper →obediential 52% match — Of or related to obedience; or obedient. vs obtemper →beteem 52% match — To permit; allow; suffer. vs obtemper →