6 entries found for temper.
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Pronunciation:
tem-p
rFunction: verb
Inflected Form(s): tem·pered; tem·per·ing
/-p(-)ri
/1 : 2MODERATE 1, soften <temper justice with mercy>
2 : to control by reducing : SUBDUE <temper one's anger>
3 : to bring (as steel or glass) to the desired hardness or strength by heating and cooling
4 : to be or become tempered
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