Attemperate

//əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To attemper. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. archaic

    "Hope must be […] attemperate to the promise."

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"Hope must be […] attemperate to the promise."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper.

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