contemperate
contemperate verb: to temper; to moderate.
Verb
contemperate (third-person singular simple present contemperates, present participle contemperating, simple past and past participle contemperated)
- To temper; to moderate.
- Moisten and contemperate the air.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
- Saint Peter[…]after some experience of humane Frailty, becometh[…]A Rock of Christianity; both as it were, Contemperating the gladness and sadness of each other.1652, E. Sparke, Scintillula Altaris
Examples of contemperate in a sentence
- Either part being ready for charity sake to contemperate and accommodate themselves to other.1656, R. Sanderson, 20 Sermons:
- To contemperate the Acrimony of the Blood.1705, F. Fuller, Medicina Gymnastica:
Forms of contemperate
| third-person singular present | contemperates |
|---|---|
| present participle | contemperating |
| past participle | contemperated |
| past | contemperated |
Origin of contemperate
See contemper.
Questions about contemperate
- What does contemperate mean?
- Contemperate means to temper; to moderate.
- How do you use contemperate in a sentence?
- Either part being ready for charity sake to contemperate and accommodate themselves to other.
- What part of speech is contemperate?
- Contemperate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of contemperate?
- The past tense of contemperate is contemperated.
Words near contemperate in the dictionary
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