Definition of exasperate Exasperate
/ɪgzæˈspɚejˌt/ - [igzatspereyt] - ex•as•per•ate
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What does exasperate mean?
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| exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" | ||
| worsen, aggravate, exacerbate | ||
| ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" | ||
| inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed" | ||
| cheapen, degrade lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | ||
| exasperate - exasperate or irritate | ||
| exacerbate, aggravate | ||
| anger make angry; "The news angered him" | ||
| exasperate - make furious | ||
| infuriate, incense | ||
| anger make angry; "The news angered him" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- exasperate (a.)
Exasperated; imbittered. - exasperate (v. t.)
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. - exasperate (v. t.)
To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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exasperate
To irritate or provoke to a high degree. -
exasperate
To make worse. -
exasperate
To make furious.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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exasperate
egz-as′pėr-āt, v.t. to make very angry: to irritate in a high degree.—p.adj. irritated.—adjs. Exas′perating, Exas′perative, provoking.—ns. Exasperā′tion, act of irritating; state of being exasperated: provocation: rage: aggravation; Exas′perator. [L. ex, inten., asperāre, to make rough—asper, rough.]
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🔤- exasperate, verb, present, 1st person singular of exasperate (infinitive).
- exasperate, verb (infinitive).
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