"attemperate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-attemperate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more attemperate [comparative], most attemperate [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|attemperatus}} Latin attemperatus, {{doublet|en|attemper}} Doublet of attemper Head templates: {{en-adj}} attemperate (comparative more attemperate, superlative most attemperate)
  1. (archaic) tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. Tags: archaic Derived forms: attemperately
    Sense id: en-attemperate-en-adj-wc3nPvEk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-attemperate2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: attemperates [present, singular, third-person], attemperating [participle, present], attemperated [participle, past], attemperated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|attemperatus}} Latin attemperatus, {{doublet|en|attemper}} Doublet of attemper Head templates: {{en-verb}} attemperate (third-person singular simple present attemperates, present participle attemperating, simple past and past participle attemperated)
  1. (archaic) To attemper. Tags: archaic Derived forms: attemperator Related terms: attemperament, attemperance, attemperly
    Sense id: en-attemperate-en-verb-aW-jmtgb Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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