attemper

[ uh-tem-per ]

/ əˈtɛm pər /

verb (used with object) Archaic.

to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.

to regulate or modify the temperature of.

to soothe; mollify; mitigate.

to accommodate; adapt (usually followed by to).

Origin of attemper

1325–75; Middle English attemperen<Latin attemperāre to adjust (see at-, temper); replacing Middle English attempren<Middle French attemprer<Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM attemper

un·at·tem·pered, adjective

Words nearby attemper

Attalus III, attapulgite, attar, Attawapiskat, attelet, attemper, attempt, Attenborough, attend, attendance, attendance allowance

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Example sentences from the Web for attemper

Lifted sashes and lofty ceilings were insufficient to attemper it.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown
Her eye proclaims her of the Briton-line; Her lion-port, her awe-commanding face, Attemper'd sweet to virgin-grace.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
Of his answer we require you to advertise us with all diligence, for according thereunto we intend to attemper our proceedings.
History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.|James Anthony Froude
It was evident that neither fire nor clothing would, in an habitation like that, attemper the chilling blasts.
Ormond, Volume I (of 3)|Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for attemper

attemper

/ (əˈtɛmpə) /

verb (tr) archaic

to modify by blending; temper

to moderate or soothe

to accommodate or bring into harmony

Derived forms of attemper

attemperment, noun

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单词	attemper
释义	attemper [ uh-tem-per ] / əˈtɛm pər / verb (used with object) Archaic. to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite. to regulate or modify the temperature of. to soothe; mollify; mitigate. to accommodate; adapt (usually followed by to). Origin of attemper 1325–75; Middle English attemperen<Latin attemperāre to adjust (see at-, temper); replacing Middle English attempren<Middle French attemprer<Latin, as above OTHER WORDS FROM attemper un·at·tem·pered, adjective Words nearby attemper Attalus III, attapulgite, attar, Attawapiskat, attelet, attemper, attempt, Attenborough, attend, attendance, attendance allowance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for attemper Lifted sashes and lofty ceilings were insufficient to attemper it. Arthur Mervyn\|Charles Brockden Brown Her eye proclaims her of the Briton-line; Her lion-port, her awe-commanding face, Attemper'd sweet to virgin-grace. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886\|Ministry of Education Of his answer we require you to advertise us with all diligence, for according thereunto we intend to attemper our proceedings. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.\|James Anthony Froude It was evident that neither fire nor clothing would, in an habitation like that, attemper the chilling blasts. Ormond, Volume I (of 3)\|Charles Brockden Brown British Dictionary definitions for attemper attemper / (əˈtɛmpə) / verb (tr) archaic to modify by blending; temper to moderate or soothe to accommodate or bring into harmony Derived forms of attemper attemperment, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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