What part of speech is irritate?

Irritate can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. irritate is a verb, present, 1st person singular of irritate (infinitive).
  • 2. irritate is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does irritate mean?

Definitions

Verb

irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"
irritate - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

Noun

irritate - To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage.

Examples of irritate

#   Sentence  
1. verb Irritate the glands of a leaf.
2. verb The fact seemed to irritate her husband.
3. verb His incompetence began to irritate everyone.
4. verb Doesn't it irritate you to see couples making out around town?
5. verb The substance can irritate or corrode the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.
6. verb Flashy people irritate him.
7. verb Tom purposely wore his shirt inside out just to irritate Mary.
8. verb Annoying people irritate me.
9. verb Am I right in assuming that my commentaries irritate you?
10. verb Tom is beginning to irritate me.
11. verb What kind of people irritate you?
12. verb What kind of things does Tom do that irritate you?
13. verb What kind of things irritate you?
14. verb What kind of things do Tom and Mary do that irritate you?
15. verb Don't irritate anyone.
Sentence  
verb
Irritate the glands of a leaf.
The fact seemed to irritate her husband.
His incompetence began to irritate everyone.
Doesn't it irritate you to see couples making out around town?
The substance can irritate or corrode the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.
Flashy people irritate him.
Tom purposely wore his shirt inside out just to irritate Mary.
Annoying people irritate me.
Am I right in assuming that my commentaries irritate you?
Tom is beginning to irritate me.
What kind of people irritate you?
What kind of things does Tom do that irritate you?
What kind of things irritate you?
What kind of things do Tom and Mary do that irritate you?
Don't irritate anyone.

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