"destemper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: destempers [plural]
Etymology: Compare French détrempe, from détremper. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|détrempe}} French détrempe Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} destemper (countable and uncountable, plural destempers)
  1. Obsolete form of distemper. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: distemper
    Sense id: en-destemper-en-noun-ruZriHcr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Verb

Forms: destempers [present, singular, third-person], destempering [participle, present], destempered [participle, past], destempered [past]
Etymology: Compare French détrempe, from détremper. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|détrempe}} French détrempe Head templates: {{en-verb}} destemper (third-person singular simple present destempers, present participle destempering, simple past and past participle destempered)
  1. Obsolete form of distemper. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: distemper
    Sense id: en-destemper-en-verb-ruZriHcr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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