Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DIS-TEM'PER, v.t.

1. To disease; to disorder; to derange the functions of the body or mind. – Shak. Boyle.
2. To disturb; to ruffle. – Dryden.
3. To deprive of temper or moderation. – Dryden.
4. To make disaffected, ill humored, or malignant. – Shak. [This verb is seldom used, except in the participles.]