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temperating

temperating is the present participle and gerund of temperate.

Meaning of temperate

Verb

temperate (third-person singular simple present temperates, present participle temperating, simple past and past participle temperated)

  1. (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate
    • It inflames temperance, and temp'rates wrath.1613, John Marston, The Insatiate Countess
    Synonyms:
    soften, temper

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Questions about temperating

What is temperating the present participle and gerund of?
Temperating is the present participle and gerund of temperate.

Words near temperating in the dictionary

  1. temperate zones
  2. temperated
  3. temperately
  4. temperateness
  5. temperates
  6. temperating
  7. temperative
  8. temperatural
  9. temperature
  10. temperature coefficient
  11. temperature coefficients

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