"contemper" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/ Forms: contempers [present, singular, third-person], contempering [participle, present], contempered [participle, past], contempered [past]
Rhymes: -ɛmpə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin contemperō, from con- + temperō (“to temper”). Compare contemperate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|contemperō}} Latin contemperō, {{m|la|con-}} con-, {{m|la|temperō||to temper}} temperō (“to temper”), {{m|en|contemperate}} contemperate Head templates: {{en-verb}} contemper (third-person singular simple present contempers, present participle contempering, simple past and past participle contempered)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: contemperation, contemperature, temper
    Sense id: en-contemper-en-verb-HcTjI54X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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