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Nov 30, 2009
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at•tem•per



Pronunciation: (u-tem'pur), [key]
—v.t. Archaic.
1. to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.
2. to regulate or modify the temperature of.
3. to soothe; mollify; mitigate.
4. to accommodate; adapt (usually fol. by to).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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