2 entries under this word

Attemperate

At-tēm'per-ate, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See supra.] Tempered; proportioned; suited; adapted.

Hope must be proportioned and attemperate to the promise. Hammond.

verbtransitive

To attemper; to proportion; to regulate. [Obs.] Barrow.