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Definition temper in American English

temper verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈtempər/
1

to make steel hard by heating it and then making it cold

Synonyms and related words
anvil bar beat
2

to make something less strong or extreme, especially by adding something that has the opposite effect

Example

hot, sunny days tempered by a light breeze

Example

The time had come to temper idealism with reality.

Synonyms and related words
weaken lessen reduce
Definition temper in American English