Word: temper
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: tem
per
Definition: To 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: temper
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: temperō
Language: la
Decoded: tempero
Meaning: I divide or proportion duly, I moderate, I regulate; intransitive senses I am moderate, I am temperate