Con·tem'per (kŏn*tĕm'pẽr) transitive verb [ Latin contemperare , - temperatum ; con- + temperare to temper. Confer Contemperate .] To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. [ Obsolete] « The antidotes . . . have al... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/146