(ˈtɛmpə)
verb
To make more temperate, acceptable or suitable by adding something else; moderate: he tempered his criticism with kindly sympathy
To strengthen or toughen
Music:
To adjust the frequency differences between the notes of a scale in order to allow modulation into other keys.
To make such an adjustment into the pitches of notes.
A rare word for adapt.
An archaic word for mix.