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
OTHER WORDS FROM attemper
un·at·tem·pered, adjectiveWords nearby attemper
attalus iii,
attapulgite,
attar,
attawapiskat,
attelet,
attemper,
attempt,
attenborough,
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attendance,
attendance allowance
Example sentences from the Web for attemper
Lifted sashes and lofty ceilings were insufficient to attemper it.
Arthur Mervyn |Charles Brockden BrownHer 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 EducationOf 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 FroudeIt 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