transitive. To modify (a statement, opinion, etc.) by the addition of some limitation or reservation; to make less strong or positive. Occasionally in…

transitive. To mix suitably; to moderate, qualify, mitigate, allay; = temper, v. 1 2; to bring into a proper state or condition; = temper, v. 5.

transitive. To raise, put forth, make (an exception, objection, distinction, etc.).

To qualify by a beneficial admixture; to moderate, alleviate, temper. Obsolete.

transitive. To unbend (e.g. a bow), relax, let loose.

To govern, qualify, limit, restrict, as a condition.

transitive. figurative. To imbue (something or someone) with a trace of a feeling or quality; to modify in character, tone, etc.

transitive. To bring (anything) to a proper or suitable condition, state, or quality, by mingling with something else; to qualify, alloy, or dilute…

transitive. To change or make to pass by imperceptible degrees into something else; also with away, off. Also to shade away, to shade down, to…

transitive. To affect or determine the nature or character of; to imbue with a particular quality; to influence.