What does contemperate mean?
Contemperate means (obsolete, transitive) To temper; to moderate..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete, transitive) To temper; to moderate..
Moisten and contemperate the air.
Saint Peter[…]after some experience of humane Frailty, becometh[…]A Rock of Christianity; both as it were, Contemperating the gladness and sadness of each other.
Either part being ready for charity sake to contemperate and accommodate themselves to other.
To contemperate the Acrimony of the Blood.
Use contemperate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Contemperate means (obsolete, transitive) To temper; to moderate..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Moisten and contemperate the air.
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