verb🔗ShareTo moderate or control."Temper your language around children."attitudecharactermindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal."The blacksmith is tempering the steel blade to make it stronger for use in tools. "materialtechnologyindustryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine."The chef is tempering cumin seeds and mustard seeds in hot oil to create a flavorful base for the lentil soup. "foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency."The bricklayer was tempering the mortar with water to make it easier to spread between the bricks. "materialprocessagriculturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use."The baker was tempering the oven's temperature setting to match his actual baking needs, ensuring the bread wouldn't burn. "mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(Latinism) To govern; to manage."The experienced teacher was good at tempering the high spirits of the students during recess, ensuring everyone remained safe. "governmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose."The chef is carefully tempering the spices to create a balanced and flavorful sauce. "processactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage."She was tempering her excitement about the new job with a healthy dose of realism, knowing the first few weeks would be challenging. "processactionqualityconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fit together; to adjust; to accommodate."To temper the noise from the construction site, the family adjusted their schedule, moving quiet activities to the early morning. "processactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which something is tempered."The blacksmith's success depended on the precise tempering of the steel. "processmaterialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading