contemperate

Contemperate

Con*tem"per*ate\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t. [See Contemper.] To temper; to moderate. [Obs.]

Moisten and contemperate the air. --Sir T. Browne.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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