- annealing, tempering - hardening something by heat treatment
--1 is a kind of hardening
Derived forms: verb temper1, verb temper2
- anneal, temper, normalize - toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
--1 is one way to toughen
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun temper4, noun tempering1, noun temperance3
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- temper, harden - harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
--2 is one way to modify
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun temper4, noun tempering1, noun temperance3
Somebody ----s something
- temper - adjust the pitch (of pianos)
--3 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Sample sentence:
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- temper, season, mollify - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
--4 is one way to weaken
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Something ----s something
- chasten, moderate, temper - restrain or temper
--5 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun temper1, noun temper3
Somebody ----s somebody
- temper, season, mollify - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"