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be intemperate

VERB

overdo

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

STRONG

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

WEAK

bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

play down

STRONG

compress decrease lessen

WEAK

ignore neglect

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He can be intemperate and is a fierce protector of allies.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2017

"We are not dissuaded by what may be intemperate rhetoric of litigation," Nye wrote in a letter to the board of directors.

From Reuters • Dec. 17, 2011

It is not fair to assume that all resentment against national Prohibition is due to a desire for unlimited license to be intemperate.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Dalai Lama refuses to be intemperate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now cowardice is more voluntary than intemperance, since no man desires to be intemperate, whereas some desire to avoid dangers of death, which pertains to cowardice.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

be intemperate

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