At-tēm'per-ate1, a.
a. [Lat. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See supra.] Tempered; proportioned; suited; adapted.
Hope must be proportioned and attemperate to the promise. Hammond.
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a. [Lat. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See supra.] Tempered; proportioned; suited; adapted.
Hope must be proportioned and attemperate to the promise. Hammond.
To attemper; to proportion; to regulate. [Obs.] Barrow.