English → Latin
“attemper” in Latin
temperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; to combine, compound or blend properly; to rule, regulate, govern, manage, armoderorto set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate, allay, qualify.; to restrain; to manage, arrange, regulate, rule, guimodusmeasure; bound, limit, end; manner (of doing or being arranged), way (of doing or being arranged), methodcontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundlēniōto soften, soothe; to mollify, assuage, appease, pacifymītigōto make soft, ripe, or tender; to mitigate, make mild, tame, pacifymolliōto soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify; to make unmanly or effeminateefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about,
The English word attemper itself goes back to Latin temperō, through attemperare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attemper
temperare: moderari: modum or moderationem adhibere alicui rei or in aliqua re: continere: coercene (to restrain it PROP.): lenire: mitigare: mollire (soften; make less harch). [SYN. in TEMPER.]
Fit to any thing: accommodare aliqnid alicui rei or ad rem: facere or efficere, ut aliquid cougruat or conveniat cum re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attemper?
- The usual Latin words for “attemper” are temperō, moderor, modus; also contineō, lēniō, mītigō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.