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attemperate

/əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-tem-per-ate
IPA
/əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.

Archaic

verb

To attemper.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: attemperatus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more attemperate (comparative) most attemperate (superlative) attemperates (present, singular) attemperating (participle, present) attemperated (participle, past) attemperated (past)

Derived Forms

attemperately attemperator

Frequently Paired Words

attemperament attemperance attemperly

Questions

How do you pronounce attemperate?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət/.
What does attemperate mean?
tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Where does attemperate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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