Etymology

attemperate

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Today it means: tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. Full definition →

Latin attemperatus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromattemperatus
  2. English todayattemperate

Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper.

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