WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
at•tem•per
(ə tem′pər),USA pronunciation v.t. [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 (usually fol. by to).
- Latin, as above
- Middle French attemprer
- Latin attemperāre to adjust (see at-, temper); replacing Middle English attempren
- Middle English attemperen 1325–75