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"Temper" Definition

noun

A characteristic general quality; tone: heroes who exemplified the medieval temper; the politicized temper of the 1930s.
A modifying substance or agent added to something else.
A state of mind or emotions; disposition: an even temper. See Synonyms at mood1.
A tendency to become easily angry or irritable: a quick temper.
An outburst of rage: a fit of temper.

verb-intransitive

To be or become tempered.

verb

To dilute, qualify, or soften by the addition or influence of something else .
To exercise control over .
To cause to be well disposed .
to bring to a suitable state by mixing in or adding a usually liquid ingredient as.
To mix (clay) with water or a modifier (as grog) and knead to a uniform texture.

verb-transitive

Music To adjust (the pitch of an instrument) to a temperament.
To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by or as if by blending, admixing, or kneading: temper clay; paints that had been tempered with oil.
To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.
To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: "temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom” ( Robert H. Jackson). See Synonyms at moderate.
To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen: soldiers who had been tempered by combat.

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