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English Dictionary: exasperate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for exasperate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exasperate v exasperate or irritate [syn: exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate] make furious Synonym(s): infuriate, exasperate, incense make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" Synonym(s): worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate Antonym(s): ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exasperate \Exas"perate\, a. [L. exasperatus, p. p. of exsasperare to roughen, exasperate; ex out (intens.) + asperare to make rough, asper rough. See {Asperity}.] Exasperated; imbittered. [Obs.] --Shak. Like swallows which the exasperate dying year Sets spinning. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exasperate \Exas"perate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsasperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exasperating}.] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to exscite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. To exsasperate them against the king of France. --Addison. 2. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity. To exasperate the ways of death. --Sir T. Browne. Syn: To irritate; provoke. See {Irritate}.