attemper

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attemper

(əˈtɛmpə)

vb (tr)

1. to modify by blending; temper

2. to moderate or soothe

3. to accommodate or bring into harmony

atˈtemperment n

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attemper

Past participle: attempered
Gerund: attempering

Imperative
attemper
attemper

Present
I attemper
you attemper
he/she/it attempers
we attemper
you attemper
they attemper

Preterite
I attempered
you attempered
he/she/it attempered
we attempered
you attempered
they attempered

Present Continuous
I am attempering
you are attempering
he/she/it is attempering
we are attempering
you are attempering
they are attempering

Present Perfect
I have attempered
you have attempered
he/she/it has attempered
we have attempered
you have attempered
they have attempered

Past Continuous
I was attempering
you were attempering
he/she/it was attempering
we were attempering
you were attempering
they were attempering

Past Perfect
I had attempered
you had attempered
he/she/it had attempered
we had attempered
you had attempered
they had attempered

Future
I will attemper
you will attemper
he/she/it will attemper
we will attemper
you will attemper
they will attemper

Future Perfect
I will have attempered
you will have attempered
he/she/it will have attempered
we will have attempered
you will have attempered
they will have attempered

Future Continuous
I will be attempering
you will be attempering
he/she/it will be attempering
we will be attempering
you will be attempering
they will be attempering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been attempering
you have been attempering
he/she/it has been attempering
we have been attempering
you have been attempering
they have been attempering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been attempering
you will have been attempering
he/she/it will have been attempering
we will have been attempering
you will have been attempering
they will have been attempering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been attempering
you had been attempering
he/she/it had been attempering
we had been attempering
you had been attempering
they had been attempering

Conditional
I would attemper
you would attemper
he/she/it would attemper
we would attemper
you would attemper
they would attemper

Past Conditional
I would have attempered
you would have attempered
he/she/it would have attempered
we would have attempered
you would have attempered
they would have attempered

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Verb

attemper - modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"

modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

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There he found the man of iron, with his massive substance thoroughly warmed and attempered by domestic influences.

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And he who mingles music with gymnastic in the fairest proportions, and best attempers them to the soul, may be rightly called the true musician and harmonist in a far higher sense than the tuner of the strings.

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For nobility attempers sovereignty, and draws the eyes of the people, somewhat aside from the line royal.