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Meaning of 'attemper' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Attemper [ v. t.]
- To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature.
- To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
- To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice.
- To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.

Meaning of 'attemper' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . attemper [ v]
Meaning (1):
- modify the temperature of
Example in sentence:
  • attemper the air

Nearby Words:

attabal attacca attach attachable attache attached attaching attachment attack attackable

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