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单词 contemperate
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contemperateadj.

Forms: late Middle English contemperat, 1500s–1600s contemperate.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin contemperātus, contemperāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin contemperātus, past participle of contemperāre contemper v. Compare earlier contemperate v.
Obsolete.
Of a substance: mixed or blended, esp. in such a way as to alter consistency. Also figurative: not extreme or excessive; moderated. Cf. contemper v. 1.In early use also as past participle.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [adjective] > adjusting by tempering or mixing > tempered
tempereda1450
attempered1481
contemperatec1484
temperated1737
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective]
methelyeOE
i-meteOE
methefulOE
attempre1297
measurablec1330
temprea1340
temperatec1380
temperantc1384
attemperatec1386
attemperelc1386
chastea1400
mannered1435
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moderatea1450
well-measuredc1450
attempered1474
modest1548
sober1552
measurely1570
temperable1619
contemperate1647
submissive1753
managed1770
self-contained1838
inexplosive1867
c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 181 Contemperat is þat qwyche is rare, thynne, porose or sotel, with þat qwyche is thyk.
a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 50v Nowe bothe moiste and dry be so contemperate..That of them thus contemperate maye fourth go A temperament not so thicke as the body is Neither so thinne as water.
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam (new ed.) 38 Such a contemperate [1647 (ed. 1) commoderate] way, as shall best please him, and profit his Churches.
1670 tr. O. Croll Bazilica Chymica 93 Those which are thin render it moderately thick and contemperate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

contemperatev.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin contemperāt-, contemperāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin contemperāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix3) of contemperāre contemper v. Compare earlier contemper v. Compare also earlier contemperate adj., contemperation n., contemperature n.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To mix or blend (one or more things) with another or others; to mix (two or more things) together; to mix (something) so as to produce a uniform whole. Cf. contemper v. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > mix or blend [verb (transitive)]
mingeOE
blandOE
mongle?c1225
meddlec1350
sprengea1382
compoundc1384
intermeddlec1384
temperc1386
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joinc1400
intermell1413
commix?a1425
medley?a1425
mix?a1425
amenge?c1450
immix?a1475
immixt?a1475
minglea1475
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mixtionc1500
mixta1513
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confect1540
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intermingle1555
bemix1559
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contemper1567
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bemingle1574
contemperate1590
masha1591
commeddle1604
immingle1606
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intemper1627
commingle1648
conferment1651
subigate1657
to mix up1672
mould1701
meine1736
caudle1795
combine1799
interblenda1849
inmix1892
meld1936
1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 109 Clear water contemperated with pure wine.
1647 S. Rutherford Christ Dying 20 Imagine..ten thousand thousand of Angels, all contemperated in one.
1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 132 Having contemperated and distributed the Soul of Man, by the same proportions and powers.
1702 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 4) 171/2 Incorporatio, a mixture, whereby moist things are contemperated with dry into one Body, as into a Mass.
1734 A. Hooke Ess. on Physick i. 29 Primary Elementary Qualities..so equally mix'd and contemperated, as that any one of them did not abound or prevail against the rest.
2. transitive. To modify (something), esp. by bringing about a neutralizing or counterbalancing effect; to temper; to moderate. Cf. contemper v. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > by tempering or mixing
temperc1000
attemper1393
temperatea1540
attemperate1561
contemper1585
contemperate1590
mitigate1601
season1604
1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 95 Summer is verie hot in the one, and winter verie colde in the other, so an inward heat is contemperated vnder the condition or estate of either temperance.
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. x. 326 The mighty Nile and Niger, which doe..moysten, and contemperate the ayre by their exhalations. View more context for this quotation
1652 E. Sparke Scintillula Altaris sig. X6 Saint Peter..after some experience of humane Frailty, becometh..A Rock of Christianity; both as it were, Contemperating the gladness and sadness of each other.
1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica 26 To contemperate the Acrimony of the Blood.
1787 T. Topham New Compend. Syst. Dis. Cattle xxvi. 232 This medicine..cures the hæmorrhages by contemperating the fury of the blood.
3. transitive. To adapt or adjust (a person or thing) to another; to cause (a person or thing) to conform to another. Cf. contemper v. 3.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > adapt or adjust to
attemper1393
temper1530
sort1561
accommodate1579
square1583
commodate1611
contemperate1656
gear1900
1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 167 Either part being ready for charity sake to contemperate and accommodate themselves to other.
1660 E. Stillingfleet Irenicum ii. iv. §3 To contemporate the Government of the Church to that of the State.
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. ii. iv. 46 Contemperating our own Bodies..so duly to that Distance [from the Sun].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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