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Webster 1913 Edition


Attemperate

At-tem′per-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
attemperatus
, p. p. of
attemperare
. See
Attemper
.]
Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Hope must be . . .
attemperate
to the promise.
Hammond.

At-tem′per-ate

,
Verb.
T.
To attemper.
[Archaic]

Webster 1828 Edition


Attemperate

ATTEM'PERATE

,
Adj.
[L. attemperatus.]
Tempered; proportioned; suited.
Hope must be proportioned and attemperate to the promise.

ATTEM'PERATE

,
Verb.
T.
To attemper. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


attemperate

attemperate

English

Adjective

attemperate (comparative more attemperate, superlative most attemperate)

  1. Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
    • Hammond
      Hope must be [] attemperate to the promise.

Verb

attemperate (third-person singular simple present attemperates, present participle attemperating, simple past and past participle attemperated)

  1. (archaic) To attemper.


Latin

Verb

attemperāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of attemperō

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