to mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm.-to fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.-to bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.-to govern; to manage.-to moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.-to adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.-the state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.-constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.-disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.-calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.-heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.-the state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.-middle state or course; mean; medium.-milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.-to accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.-to have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.