attemperate
/əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət/
attemperate adjective: tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Adjective
attemperate (comparative more attemperate, superlative most attemperate)
- tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
- Hope must be […] attemperate to the promise.1644, Henry Hammond, Practical Catechism
Verb
attemperate (third-person singular simple present attemperates, present participle attemperating, simple past and past participle attemperated)
- To attemper.
attemperate meaning in Bengali
attemperate in Bengali
- সংযত, আনুপাতিক, সঠিকভাবে মানিয়ে নেওয়া, সংযত করা
Forms of attemperate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more attemperate |
| superlative | most attemperate |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | attemperates |
| present participle | attemperating |
| past participle | attemperated |
| past | attemperated |
Origin of attemperate
Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper.
Words formed from attemperate
Questions about attemperate
- What does attemperate mean?
- Attemperate means tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
- What is attemperate in Bengali?
- Attemperate in Bengali is সংযত, আনুপাতিক, সঠিকভাবে মানিয়ে নেওয়া. See Attemperate meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is attemperate?
- Attemperate can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce attemperate?
- Attemperate is pronounced /əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət/.
Words near attemperate in the dictionary
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