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1. v. t. To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. Source: opted
2. To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. [Obs.] The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered its malignancy. Johnson. Source: webster
3. To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; tosoften. [Obs.]The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered itsmalignancy. Johnson. Source: adambom
4. v. t. To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. Source: ecdict

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