Contemper
Pronunciation : Con*tem"per
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. contemperare, -temperatum; con- + temperare to temper. Cf. Contemperate.]
Definition : Defn: To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. [Obs.] The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered its malignancy. Johnson.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913