A characteristic general quality; tone: heroes who exemplified the medieval temper; the politicized temper of the 1930s.
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A modifying substance or agent added to something else.
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A state of mind or emotions; disposition: an even temper. See Synonyms at mood1.
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A tendency to become easily angry or irritable: a quick temper.
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An outburst of rage: a fit of temper.
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verb-transitive
Music To adjust (the pitch of an instrument) to a temperament.
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To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by or as if by blending, admixing, or kneading: temper clay; paints that had been tempered with oil.
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To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.
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To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: "temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom” ( Robert H. Jackson). See Synonyms at moderate.
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To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen: soldiers who had been tempered by combat.
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verb-intransitive
To be or become tempered.
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verb
To dilute, qualify, or soften by the addition or influence of something else .
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To exercise control over .
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To cause to be well disposed .
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to bring to a suitable state by mixing in or adding a usually liquid ingredient as.
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To mix (clay) with water or a modifier (as grog) and knead to a uniform texture.
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