obtemperateEtymologyBorrowed from Latin obtemperātus, perfect passive participle of obtemperō (“to obey”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of obtemper.obtemperate means to obey, comply or submit to. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.verbTo obey, comply or submit to.“[…]penalty of not obtemperating the interlocutory order of the court”To be obedient or submissive.