ATTEMPER Synonyms

• make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

• adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

• adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

• make correspondent or conformable

• decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

• put into a proper or systematic order

• make arrangements for

• plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

• set (printed matter) into a specific format

• arrange attractively

• adapt for performance in a different way

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

• a state of equilibrium

• the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

• equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

• harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

• equality of distribution

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

• (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

• a weight that balances another weight

• a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

• a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

• bring into balance or equilibrium

• compute credits and debits of an account

• hold or carry in equilibrium

• be in equilibrium

• power to direct or determine

• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

• the activity of managing or exerting control over something

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• discipline in personal and social activities

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

• exercise authoritative control or power over

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• handle and cause to function

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

• go together

• write a harmony for

• sing or play in harmony

• bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously

• bring into consonance or accord

• bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

• being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

• a person who takes a position in the political center

• not extreme

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• preside over

• make less fast or intense

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• make less severe or harsh

• make less strong or intense; soften

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• make less severe or harsh or extreme

• add a modifier to a constituent

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

• make (one thing) compatible with (another)

• bring into consonance or accord

• come to terms

• accept as inevitable

• determine the length of

• reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

• bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

• set straight or right

• make right or correct

• convert into direct current

• fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• shape or influence; give direction to

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

• a long wooden bench with a back

• settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

• bring to an end; settle conclusively

• settle conclusively; come to terms

• take up residence and become established

• come to terms

• go under

• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

• become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

• establish or develop as a residence

• come to rest

• arrange or fix in the desired order

• accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

• end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

• dispose of; make a financial settlement

• become clear by the sinking of particles

• cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

• sink down or precipitate

• fix firmly

• get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

• make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

• form a community

• come as if by falling

• a sudden outburst of anger

• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

• bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

• harden by reheating and cooling in oil

• adjust the pitch (of pianos)

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• change by restraining or moderating

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make less strong or intense; soften