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.