ATTEMPERED
Verb
attempered
simple past tense and past participle of attemper
Anagrams
• temperated
Source: Wiktionary
ATTEMPER
At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Attempering.] Etym: [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare
to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.]
1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to
regulate, as temperature.
If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. Trench.
2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to
attemper rigid justice with clemency.
3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered
with kindness and justice.
4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. Pope.
Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking its
place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition