"attemper" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈtɛm.pə(ɹ)/ Forms: attempers [present, singular, third-person], attempering [participle, present], attempered [participle, past], attempered [past], attempre [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛmpə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English attempren, from Old French atemprer (French attremper), from Latin attemperare. Doublet of attemperate. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|attempren}} Middle English attempren, {{der|en|fro|atemprer}} Old French atemprer, {{der|en|la|attemperare}} Latin attemperare, {{doublet|en|attemperate}} Doublet of attemperate Head templates: {{en-verb}} attemper (third-person singular simple present attempers, present participle attempering, simple past and past participle attempered)
  1. To temper by adjusting relative quantities, or blending qualities.
    Sense id: en-attemper-en-verb-qbptqzBO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 4 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 6 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 4 47
  2. To mitigate, assuage.
    Sense id: en-attemper-en-verb--OnFaVo9
  3. (archaic) To regulate, arrange, organise. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-attemper-en-verb-OMt-yKN7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 4 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 4 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: attemperation, attemperly, attemperment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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