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Temper(medicine)
temper(1)(dictionary)
temper(2)(dictionary)
temper 1, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)

temper 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Latin; Origin: temperare 'to divide up properly, mix, keep within proper limits, temper']
formal to make something less severe or extreme
temper sth with/by sth
::The heat in this coastal town is tempered by cool sea breezes.
to make metal as hard as is needed by heating it and then putting it in cold water
::tempered steel