contemper Meaning, Definition & Usage

Con*tem"per transitive verb

Etymology

L. contemperare, -temperatum; con- + temperare to temper. Cf. Contemperate.

Definitions

1. To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. Obs.

   The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered its malignancy. Johnson.