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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
Samuel Adams

Meaning of "irate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IRATE

From Latin īrātus enraged, from īrascī to be angry.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IRATE

irate  [aɪˈreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRATE

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

WHAT DOES IRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of irate in the English dictionary

The definition of irate in the dictionary is incensed with anger; furious. Other definition of irate is marked by extreme anger.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRATE


berate
bɪˈreɪt
circumgyrate
ˌsɜːkəmˌdʒaɪˈreɪt
cut-rate
ˌkʌtˈreɪt
derate
diːˈreɪt
disrate
dɪsˈreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
great
ɡreɪt
gyrate
dʒɪˈreɪt
misrate
ˌmɪsˈreɪt
narrate
nəˈreɪt
orate
ɔːˈreɪt
outrate
ˌaʊtˈreɪt
overrate
ˌəʊvəˈreɪt
prorate
prəʊˈreɪt
rate
reɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
straight
streɪt
underrate
ˌʌndəˈreɪt
uprate
ʌpˈreɪt
zero-rate
ˌzɪərəʊˈreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRATE

iracund
iracundity
iracundulous
irade
Irak
Iraki
Iran
Iran-Iraq War
Irangate
Iranian
Iraq
Iraqi
IRAS
irascibility
irascible
irascibleness
irascibly
irately
irateness

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRATE

accurate
at any rate
collaborate
concentrate
corporate
decorate
demonstrate
desperate
elaborate
exchange rate
illustrate
inaccurate
incorporate
integrate
karate
moderate
operate
pirate
substrate
tax rate

Synonyms and antonyms of irate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IRATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «irate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of irate

Translation of «irate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRATE

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

Translator English - Chinese

愤怒的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enojado
570 millions of speakers

English

irate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रुद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غاضب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разгневанный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাগাম্বিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courroucé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Marah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zornig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立腹した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성난
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giận dữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுங்கோபத்துடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रुद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızgın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adirato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zirytowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розгніваний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iritat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θυμωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwaad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ilsken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rasende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRATE»

The term «irate» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.125 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «irate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «irate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «IRATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word irate.
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Samuel Adams
It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
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Samuel Adams
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRATE»

Discover the use of irate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic ...
Another common scenario involves the “irate customer” who has entered a business's premises with permission, express or implied, but who becomes angry , loud, and abusive toward store personnel. Typically, store personnel will approach ...
Charles A. Sennewald, John H. Christman, 2011
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Skid Marks : a Play about Driving : a Play in One Act
Three IRATE DRIVERS end up in the three cars. Everyone else exits. The three IRATE DRIVERS look as if they are weaving aggressively in and out of traffic. All three use their horns aggressively, too. At first we hear all three drivers use their ...
Lindsay Price, 2004
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
<the adulteress! What a theme for angry verse! — Cowper) Irate is applied only to persons or their looks, acts, or words; it often suggests greater exhibition of feeling than angry and, as a rule, implies loss of self-control <the men were getting ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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People of Skies
The irate man stood up. Some of the other prisoners tried to defuse the situation, but he broke free, for he could not be placated. 'Stop, man, don't worry' was the standard refrain from the prisoners who wished to avoid violence. However, there  ...
Jeremy Wohlers, 1969
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Golf
HOW. TO. DISARM. AN. IRATE. GOLFER. Determine the level of danger. Ifa golfer is waving a club around angrily or drunkenly, or is exhibiting undue hostility, it may be necessary to act quickly to restore order and safety. Try to talk him down.
David Borgenicht, James Grace, Joshua Piven, 2011
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The Pragmatism Reader: From Peirce through the Present
Dick Tropin did this to York: it wore 'im out (5) H I P R U B Y R A T T A N E E E R R O O D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Consider 4 across : RUBY How reasonable it is to think this is correct depends on: (1) the clue (2) how likely it is that IRATE is correct ...
Robert B. Talisse, Scott F. Aikin, 2011
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Winter Annual Rye Cover Crops in No-till Grain Crop ...
For irate and I in 2005, the CC-LT was significantly increased compared to the CC-HT. For irate no differences were found between any other treatment combinations; however, for I, CC-LT was greater compared to both HT-WF and LT-WF.
Meredith K. Bilek, 2007
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Common Sense, Reasoning, and Rationality
Renee Elio Professor of Computing Science University of Alberta. ACROSS DOWN Consider 4 across — Ruby How reasonable it is to think this is correct depends on: (1) the clue (2) how likely it is that IRATE is correct (3) how likely it is that ...
Renee Elio Professor of Computing Science University of Alberta, 2002
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When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People: Surviving ...
This technique was developed many years ago by experts and consultants who advise companies on how to deal with irate customers. Instead of arguing with an angry customer or telling him to "Lower your voice" or "Don't be so angry" — two ...
Leonard Felder, 2005
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Strategic Business Letters and E-mail
Scenario 1: On April 1 you receive an irate letter from a long-standing customer. He states that the door is no longer open to your salesman Vic Torian. Apparently Mr. Torian has been pushy and rude and has presented a series of ridiculous ...
Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Irate driver 'locked in car park' films video to shame council over 'tiny …
A motorist furious with the council after being stranded in an east London car park has created a six minute film to shame them over "poor" ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
2
EMC worker encounters irate woman | Online Athens
A worker for Jackson EMC was assaulted by a woman after he cut the electricity off to her home while replacing the electric meter, according to ... «Online Athens, Jul 15»
3
Summer heat brings out wildlife's irate side: attacks on pets on the rise
In this June photo, Skip, a 90-pound Shar Pei and Labrador retriever mix, waits for doctors at the DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital in ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
4
Irate Neighbors Hate 'Porn Palace' in Pearl River
A luxury mansion in an exclusive section of Pearl River has residents up in arms—because the owner rents it out through airbnb and other ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
5
Student drowns in river, irate mob targets teachers
Koodathai (Kozhikode): A Plus-One student drowned in a river during a trip with his classmates and teachers, sparking violent protests by an ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
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Water wars: Irate neighbor sprayed elderly couple with water hose …
Isaac Comerchero and his wife, both in their 80s, were trying to get to their car as his neighbor, Paul Cataldo, was spraying a hose in their ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Irate relative assaults YCMH doc, arrested
A doctor from Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH) was beaten up on Thursday by a disgruntled man, who accused him of ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
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Obama calls irate Netanyahu on Iran deal; Israeli slams 'historic …
In a phone call Tuesday, President Obama tried to reassure an irate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a deal reached by the U.S. ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
9
Rental Car Employee Robbed at Gunpoint: Police
At 7:15 pm on July 11, a subject became irate when told the pharmacy of CVS had closed and assaulted an employee, ripping his nametag off ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
10
Shire of Esperance irate about uranium remarks
The Shire of Esperance has lashed out at public suggestions by Cameco that they would want to use the WA port for shipping uranium. «Australian Mining, Jul 15»

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