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attemper

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at⋅tem⋅per

  [uh-tem-per]
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–verb (used with object) Archaic.
1. to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.
2. to regulate or modify the temperature of.
3. to soothe; mollify; mitigate.
4. to accommodate; adapt (usually fol. by to).
Origin:
1325–75; ME attemperen < L attemperāre to adjust (see at-, temper ); r. ME attempren < MF attemprer < L, as above
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