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Attemper

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At`tem´per
v. t.1.To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature.
[imp. & p. p. Attempered ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Attempering.]
If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still.
- Trench.
2.To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
3.To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice.
4.To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
Arts . . . attempered to the lyre.
- Pope.
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Verb1.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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For nobility attempers sovereignty, and draws the eyes of the people, somewhat aside from the line royal.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
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.
The Republic by Plato View in context
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