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to attemper

to attemper

9.9
To make something warmer or cooler
  • verb
  • /əˈtɛmpər/
  • Archaic
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  • She tried to attemper the air in the room by opening a window.

Examples

  • You should attemper the heat before adding the ingredients.

  • The process is necessary to attemper the chocolate during confectionery production.

  • Engineers designed a system to attemper the water before it enters the tanks.

  • The chef attempers the oven to ensure perfect baking.

  • To ensure optimal performance, the technician must attemper the furnace before starting the process.

  • The chef decided to attemper the chocolate to achieve a smooth texture.

  • In winter, we must attemper the water in the aquarium to keep the fish healthy.

Synonyms

to thermostat
vsto attemper
5.2

To control the temperature of a room by making heating or cooling turn on and off

adjusts temperature generally without relying on a specific automatic device

Antonyms

to escalate
220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

How Warm

to scald
14 4.8
to heat
298 1.0
to warm
488 1.0
to attemper
  • Archaic
9.9
to chill
84 1.0

Surface Forms

attemper infinitive
attempered past
attempered past participle
attempering present participle
attempers third person singular

Morphology

attemper = temper (semi-transparent) = at + temper

The verb is clearly formed from 'temper' with the prefix 'at-', but 'at-' is an assimilated/archaic prefix and the meaning is somewhat specialized to adjusting temperature, so learners may not fully generalize it.

Etymology

The word attemper comes from the same root as temper and temperature, a root that means 'to mix' or 'to moderate'. So to attemper something is to adjust its heat and make the temperature right.