attemper

  • 11attemper —   v.t. archaic, alter quality by addition or mixture; moderate.    ♦ attemperate, v.t.   archaic, moderate temperature.    ♦ attemporator, n. apparatus for moderating temperature …

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  • 12Attempered — Attemper At*tem per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempering}.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See {Temper}, and cf. {Attemperate}.] 1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to… …

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  • 13Attempering — Attemper At*tem per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempering}.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See {Temper}, and cf. {Attemperate}.] 1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to… …

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  • 14Moderation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Moderation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 moderation moderation lenity &c. 740 Sgm: N 1 temperateness temperateness gentleness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 sobriety sobriety Sgm: N 1 quiet quiet …

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  • 15Attemperate — At*tem per*ate, a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See {Attemper}.] Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. [1913 Webster] Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise. Hammond. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Attemperate — At*tem per*ate, v. t. To attemper. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18check — n 1: something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances 2: a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person s order on demand see also negotiable instrument compa …

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  • 19English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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  • 20adjust — ad·just vt 1 a: to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss) b: to make new arrangements with creditors for the payment of (the debts of a debtor in bankruptcy) 2: to calculate in accordance with a system …

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