| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb attemper.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (attemper) | 1. Modify the temperature of; "attemper the air".[Wordnet]. 2. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature.[Websters]. 3. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency.[Websters]. 4. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice.[Websters]. 5. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.[Websters]. 6. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: attempering, attempered, attempers, attemperer, attemperers, attemperingly and attemperedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "ATTEMPERING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1716. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ATTEMPERING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Moderating in quality; softening; mixing in due proportion; making suitable. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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