ATTEMPER


Meaning of ATTEMPER in English

/euh tem"peuhr/ , v.t. 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 ).

[ 1325-75; ME attemperen attemperare to adjust (see AT-, TEMPER); r. ME attempren attemprer ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .