attemper

== English == === Alternative forms === attempre (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English attempren, from Old French atemprer (French attremper), from Latin attemperare. Doublet of attemperate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈtɛm.pə(ɹ)/ (General American) /əˈtɛm.pɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛmpə(ɹ) === Verb === attemper (third-person singular simple present attempers, present participle attempering, simple past and past participle attempered) To temper by adjusting relative quantities, or blending qualities. To mitigate, assuage. (archaic) To regulate, arrange, organise. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === temperat, attempre