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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTEMPERATE

distemperate  [dɪsˈtɛmpərɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTEMPERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distemperate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISTEMPERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of distemperate in the English dictionary

The definition of distemperate in the dictionary is excessive in some respect, immoderate, not temperate. Other definition of distemperate is disordered, diseased.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTEMPERATE


accurate
ˈækjərɪt
anticorporate
ˌæntɪˈkɔːpərɪt
bicorporate
baɪˈkɔːpərɪt
concorporate
kɒnˈkɔːpərɪt
confederate
kənˈfɛdərɪt
considerate
kənˈsɪdərɪt
corporate
ˈkɔːpərɪt
deliberate
dɪˈlɪbərɪt
desperate
ˈdɛspərɪt
directorate
dɪˈrɛktərɪt
discorporate
dɪsˈkɔːpərɪt
disparate
ˈdɪspərɪt
doctorate
ˈdɒktərɪt
elaborate
ɪˈlæbərɪt
emirate
ɛˈmɪərɪt
favourite
ˈfeɪvərɪt
intemperate
ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt
moderate
ˈmɒdərɪt
subtemperate
sʌbˈtɛmpərɪt
temperate
ˈtɛmpərɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTEMPERATE

distant
distant early warning
distant early warning line
distantly
distaste
distasteful
distastefully
distastefulness
distelfink
distemper
distemperature
distend
distended
distensibility
distensible
distensile
distension
distensive
distent
distention

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTEMPERATE

accelerate
at any rate
computer literate
conglomerate
cooperate
degenerate
derate
enterate
enumerate
exaggerate
generate
illiterate
iterate
liberate
operate
proliferate
recuperate
refrigerate
regenerate
reiterate
tolerate

Synonyms and antonyms of distemperate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «distemperate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTEMPERATE

Find out the translation of distemperate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distemperate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distemperate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

distemperate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distemperate
570 millions of speakers

English

distemperate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

distemperate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

distemperate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

distemperate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distemperate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distemperate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Distemper
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

distemperate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

distemperate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

distemperate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distemper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

distemperate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவர்கள் மீது தீட்டப்படும் வண்ண
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिघडवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köpek hastalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stemperato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

distemperate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

distemperate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distemperate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

distemperate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

distemperate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distemperate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distemperate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distemperate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTEMPERATE»

The term «distemperate» is used very little and occupies the 190.982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTEMPERATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distemperate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTEMPERATE»

Discover the use of distemperate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distemperate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Middle English Dictionary
evere he thoughte. ?a!425 *Chauliac(l) 176b/a: Distemperate [medicine] is pat pat adducep hym in som qualite hauyng lordship of which it is named sich. . namyng hote in pe first degre what soeuer [Ch.(2): euery-ping; L quodcunque] forsop ...
Hans Kurath, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis, 2000
2
Arnaldi de Villanova Opera medica omnia
There are six possible modes of combination: 1) temperate with temperate, which produces temperate (Aph. 32); 2 temperate with distemperate, which produces some intermediate complexion (Aph. 33); 3) two equally distemperate in opposite  ...
Arnaldus, Michael Rogers McVaugh, 1975
3
A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
or es” Refiked It is deduced from distemperate, which People feele Naples in their bodies; and lS itself 0bS0let6. An ach i'th' bones at sixteen, pusseth now Sweet recreation hm, (1 what doth ensue » , il3§v'i§iJLii"L?é'£eii§$§f5.'§ iii??? i'.'. i'.
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1867
4
A glossary; or, Collection of words ... which have been ...
Plow-Monday was the Monday following. Distemperate. Immoderate; from dis and temperate. Aquinas objecteth the distemperate heat, which he supposeth to be in all places directly under the sun. Raleigh's History, ap. Johns. Distemperature.
Robert Nares, 1822
5
A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
.Aquinas objecteth the distemperate heat, which he supposeth to be in all places directly under the sun. Jtaleigk's History, ap. Johns. DISTEMPERATURE. Disorder, sickness. This word, though not considered as obsolete by Johnson, seems to ...
Robert Nares, 1822
6
A Source Book in Medieval Science
But in distemperate bodies we see the mode and measure of a distemperate body [that is, the measure is off the mean], so that we should cure them by using " contraries" which are distemperate in the same degree. Since it is in need of all the ...
Edward Grant, 1974
7
A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
DISTEMPERATE. Immoderate; from dis aud temperate. Aquinns objerteth the disttmpnafe heat, which he supposelh to be in all places direct lv under the su.i. Raleigh* s History, ap. JuLni. DISTEMPERATURE. Disorder, sick- . ness. This word ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1859
8
Description of Elizabethan England 1577
In Scotland likewise they have given themselves (of late years to speak of) unto very ample and large diet, wherein as for some respect nature doth make them equal with us, so otherwise they far exceed us in over much and distemperate ...
William Harrison, 2010
9
Strangers in Blood: Relocating Race in the Renaissance
... these men food on the principle that they are distemperate and deserve enforced restraint – 'touch nothing but what's flung t'ye as if you / Were dogs' (3.3. 173–4) – Albert reverses this pattern. In tending to their appetites, as he has tended to ...
Jean E. Feerick, 2010
10
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Shalt. * DISTEMPERATE. adj. \_dis and temperate.] Immoderate. — AcquinaS objecteth the distemperate heat which he supposetfi to be in all places directly under the fun. Raleinh'j History. • DISTEMPERATURE. n.s. [from dstempe- rate.) 1!
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTEMPERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distemperate is used in the context of the following news items.
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We wish thee a merry 'Talk Like Shakespeare Day'
all i wanteth art some amazing cookies, but i am too distemperate to geteth up from mine nap. someone saveth me!! #talklikeshakespeareday. «OregonLive.com, Apr 15»
2
A Replacement Life review – Boris Fishman tells tall tales in a fine …
But her death detonates Slava's life in all kinds of ways. Most obviously, because it forces him back into the close company of his distemperate ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
3
OPINION: A Distemperate Response to Silicon Valley's 'Edtech …
Beginning with the bold claim, “Silicon Valley is once again leading the charge in a technology revolution, and this one might just have the ... «EdSurge, Jun 14»
4
After the NFL
I ask what it's like to cover a kickoff, to run all out downfield knowing your job is to throw your body into a line of distemperate men trying to ... «ESPN, Jun 13»
5
Is America Dying?
... democratic nationalization and contemporary centrifugal democracy -- greatly exacerbates the distemperate course of American government ... «Huffington Post, Nov 12»
6
Redevelopment Thug Madeline Janis Has Dumbest Solyndra …
Several commenters have noted my intemperate or distemperate language, and others have added intemperate language of their own. «Reason Online, Sep 11»
7
How to: archive and back up photos
... underpowered tortious prenomina irreplacable eolopiles jailing dermapostasis spinets distemperate decagramme finns trommels chaffman ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»
8
The Great White Hunters Bwana Dick And Don
He is behaving like an arrogant, spoilt, indiscreet, distemperate hoodlum. But they both believe in the tradition of the Great White Hunter as a ... «CounterCurrents.org, Nov 06»

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« EDUCALINGO. Distemperate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/distemperate>. Apr 2024 ».
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