contemper
verb/kənˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemperō, from con- + temperō (“to temper”). Compare contemperate.
- borrowed from contemperō
Definitions
To modify or temper
To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften.
- The antidotes […] have at leaſt allayed its bitterneſs, and contempered its malignity.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for contemper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA