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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Contemperateverb

    To diminish any quality by something contrary; to moderate; to temper.

    Etymology: from contemper.

    The mighty Nile and Niger do not only moisten and contemperate the air, but refresh and humectate the earth. Brown.

    If blood abound, let it out, regulating the patient’s diet, and contemperating the humours. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Contemperateverb

    to temper; to moderate

  2. Etymology: [See Contemper.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contemperate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contemperate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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