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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Temper \Tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Tempering.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp['e]rer,
     and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time.
     Cf. Temporal, Distemper, Tamper.]
     1. To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to
        modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by
        an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage;
        to soothe; to calm.
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              Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch
              indifference, that mercy itself could not have
              dictated a milder system.             --Bancroft.
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              Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee
              To temper man: we had been brutes without you.
                                                    --Otway.
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              But thy fire
              Shall be more tempered, and thy hope far higher.
                                                    --Byron.
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              She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and
              clouds about her, that tempered the light into a
              thousand beautiful shades and colors. --Addison.
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     2. To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
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              Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the
              eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
                                                    --Wisdom xvi.
                                                    21.
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     3. (Metal.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to
        temper iron or steel.
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              The tempered metals clash, and yield a silver sound.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. To govern; to manage. [A Latinism & Obs.]
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              With which the damned ghosts he governeth,
              And furies rules, and Tartare tempereth. --Spenser.
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     5. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as
        clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
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     6. (Mus.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual
        scale, or to that in actual use.
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     Syn: To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tempered \Tem"pered\, a.
     Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such)
     a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered
     or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Temper \Tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Tempering.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp['e]rer,
     and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time.
     Cf. Temporal, Distemper, Tamper.]
     1. To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to
        modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by
        an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage;
        to soothe; to calm.
  
              Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch
              indifference, that mercy itself could not have
              dictated a milder system.             --Bancroft.
  
              Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man:
              we had been brutes without you.       --Otway.
  
              But thy fire Shall be more tempered, and thy hope
              far higher.                           --Byron.
  
              She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and
              clouds about her, that tempered the light into a
              thousand beautiful shades and colors. --Addison.
  
     2. To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
  
              Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the
              eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
                                                    --Wisdom xvi.
                                                    21.
  
     3. (Metal.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to
        temper iron or steel.
  
              The tempered metals clash, and yield a silver sound.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. To govern; to manage. [A Latinism & Obs.]
  
              With which the damned ghosts he governeth, And
              furies rules, and Tartare tempereth.  --Spenser.
  
     5. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as
        clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
  
     6. (Mus.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual
        scale, or to that in actual use.
  
     Syn: To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tempered \Tem"pered\, a.
     Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such)
     a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered
     or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tempered
       adj 1: made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat
              treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered
              glass" [syn: treated, hardened, toughened] [ant:
               untempered]
       2: adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element;
          "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy" [ant: untempered]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tempered
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
     2 Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
     3 Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to
  such toughened glass.
     4 Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
     5 (lb en music) Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the
  twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way
  that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will
  not sound perceptibly out of tune.
     vb.
     (infl of en temper  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tempered
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
     2 Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
     3 Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to
  such toughened glass.
     4 Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
     5 (lb en music) Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the
  twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way
  that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will
  not sound perceptibly out of tune.
     vb.
     (infl of en temper  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tempered
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
     2 Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
     3 Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to
  such toughened glass.
     4 Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
     5 (lb en music) Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the
  twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way
  that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will
  not sound perceptibly out of tune.
     vb.
     (infl of en temper  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tempered
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
     2 Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
     3 Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to
  such toughened glass.
     4 Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
     5 (lb en music) Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the
  twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way
  that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will
  not sound perceptibly out of tune.
     vb.
     (infl of en temper  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tempered
     Englanti a.
     1 temperoitu, muunneltu
     2 tasavireinen
     3 (metallurgia) päästetty

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tempered
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en temper ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb temper)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tempered /tˈɛmpəd/
  مخفّف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tempered /tˈɛmpəd/ 
  kalený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tempered /tˈɛmpəd/ 
  popouštěný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tempered /tˈɛmpəd/ 
  temperovaný