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v. - Modify the degree of hotness or coldness of.

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  • attemper the air
  • In foreign relations we have to attemper our power to the less happy condition of other Republics in America and to place ourselves in the calmness and conscious dignity...
  • Gerard tells us: "The flowers are of a very sweet smell, as is the rest of the herb, which, being made up into garlands or bundles, and hanged up in houses, in the heat of...
  • Lifted sashes and lofty ceilings were insufficient to attemper it.
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