| attemper | (verb) modify the temperature of | - |
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| distemper | (verb) paint with distemper | - |
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| hamper | (verb) prevent the progress or free movement of | Synonyms: cramp, halter, strangle |
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| (verb) put at a disadvantage | Synonyms: handicap, hinder |
| pamper | (verb) treat with excessive indulgence | Synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, spoil |
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| scamper | (verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly | Synonyms: scurry, scuttle, skitter |
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| simper | (verb) smile affectedly or derisively | Synonyms: smirk |
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| tamper | (verb) play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly | Synonyms: fiddle, monkey |
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| (verb) intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly | Synonyms: meddle |
| temper | (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | Synonyms: moderate, mollify, season |
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| (verb) adjust the pitch (of pianos) | - |
| (verb) harden by reheating and cooling in oil | Synonyms: harden |
| (verb) change by restraining or moderating | Synonyms: chasten |
| (verb) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | Synonyms: anneal, normalize |
| whimper | (verb) cry weakly or softly | Synonyms: mewl, pule, wail |
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