Meaning of EXASPERATE
| Pronunciation: | | ig'zaspu`reyt
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- [v] make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
- [v] make furious
- [v] exasperate or irritate
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| | Synonyms: | | aggravate, aggravate, exacerbate, exacerbate, incense, infuriate, outrage, worsen |
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| | Antonyms: | | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | | |
| | See Also: | | alter, anger, change, cheapen, degrade, inflame, irritate | |
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\Ex*as"per*ate\, 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.
\Ex*as"per*ate\, 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}.
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