attemper
/uh-tem-per/US // əˈtɛm pər //UK // (əˈtɛmpə) //
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Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
Archaic.
- : to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.
- : to regulate or modify the temperature of.
- : to soothe; mollify; mitigate.
- : to accommodate; adapt.
Examples
Her eye proclaims her of the Briton-line; Her lion-port, her awe-commanding face, Attemper'd sweet to virgin-grace.
Of his answer we require you to advertise us with all diligence, for according thereunto we intend to attemper our proceedings.
It was evident that neither fire nor clothing would, in an habitation like that, attemper the chilling blasts.
Lifted sashes and lofty ceilings were insufficient to attemper it.
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