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单词 attemperate
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attemperateadj.

Etymology: < Latin attemperātus, past participle of attemperāre : see attemper v., and compare earlier attempre adj.
Obsolete.
1. Temperate, moderate, well-regulated.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective]
methelyeOE
i-meteOE
methefulOE
attempre1297
measurablec1330
temprea1340
temperatec1380
temperantc1384
attemperatec1386
attemperelc1386
chastea1400
mannered1435
measureda1450
moderatea1450
well-measuredc1450
attempered1474
modest1548
sober1552
measurely1570
temperable1619
contemperate1647
submissive1753
managed1770
self-contained1838
inexplosive1867
c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋407 (Tyrwhitt) Attemperat [v.r. attempree] speche.
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 18v Be attemperate at thy mete.
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. H.ij This good emperoure was..attemperate in his exercyses.
2. Of climate, etc.: Temperate, equable, mild.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > temperate (of weather or climate)
attemperatec1300
temprea1340
attemprec1400
temperablec1400
attemperedc1430
temperantc1440
temperate?a1475
well-tempered1496
c1300 St. Brandan 55 The londe Attemperate ne to hote ne to colde.
1480 W. Caxton Descr. Brit. 47 The attemperate hete and colde that is therein.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. ccxxiv. f. ccxci/1 The ayre was more attemparate there.
3. Well-proportioned.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate
reasonable1348
proportionala1398
proportionatea1398
proportionable?a1425
attemperate1485
measured1561
measurable1563
answerable1567
symmetral1660
adequal1678
proportionative1949
1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. kiiij/1 Hyr mouth was wel composed with an attemperat roundenes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

attemperatev.

/əˈtɛmpəreɪt/
Etymology: < attemperate adj.
1. To moderate or regulate; to accommodate or adapt (to); = attemper v. 5, 6 Obsolete.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > by tempering or mixing
temperc1000
attemper1393
temperatea1540
attemperate1561
contemper1585
contemperate1590
mitigate1601
season1604
1561 J. Veron Free-will f. 62 Christ did attemperat and order his answers according to the persons that he did talke withal.
1645 H. Hammond Pract. Catech. i. iii. 68 Hope..must be proportioned and attemperate to the promise.
a1711 T. Ken Psyche v, in Wks. (1721) IV. 303 Love best attemperates both Food and Sleep.
2. To modify in temperature; to make warmer or colder as may be required; = attemper v. 2.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > modify the temperature of [verb (transitive)]
attemperc1374
attemperate1605
1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke ii. vii. 134 It will attemperate and dissolve the most hard ise.
1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 347 We may use our warm baths, properly attemperated..in all weather.
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 273 Air or water is the attemperating agent.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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