Contemper
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To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; tosoften. [Obs.]The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered itsmalignancy. Johnson.
Contemper meaning & definition 1 of Contemper.
To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; tosoften. [Obs.]The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered itsmalignancy. Johnson.