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   Ex·as·per·ate

   /iɡˈzaspəˌrāt/

   

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   • 1. irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely: "this futile process exasperates prison officials"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin exasperat- ‘irritated to anger’, from the verb exasperare (based on asper ‘rough’).

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   • exasperate somebody to annoy somebody very much synonym infuriate Her moods exasperated him. She was clearly exasperated by all my questions. Want to learn more? Definition of exasperate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   • Exacerbate. To exacerbate a situation is to worsen or irritate it. The word exacerbate is usually used differently than the word exasperate, although they are commonly listed as synonyms. People usually feel exasperated (frustrated, annoyed) and their problems can be exacerbated (made worse). Remember, exasperated has “per,” so think...

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   • ex•as′per•at′er, n. 1. incense, anger, vex, inflame, infuriate. See irritate. 2. exacerbate. Synonyms: irritate, provoke, madden, try one's patience, anger, more... exasperate the problem [exacerbate?] Visit the English Only Forum. Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

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   4 days ago · verb (transitive) 1. to cause great irritation or anger to; infuriate. 2. to cause (an unpleasant feeling, condition, etc) to worsen; aggravate. adjective. 3. botany. having a rough prickly surface because of the presence of hard projecting points. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Etymology

   From Latin exasperō; ex (“out of; thoroughly”) + asperō (“make rough”), from asper (“rough”).

   Pronunciation

   1. (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/ 2. (Received Pronunciation, also) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɑːspəɹeɪt/ 3. Rhymes: -æspəɹeɪt 4. Hyphenation: ex‧as‧per‧ate

   Verb

   exasperate (third-person singular simple present exasperates, present participle exasperating, simple past and past participle exasperated) 1. (transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry. 1.1. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi]: 1.1.1. And this r...

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   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /eksaspeˈrate/, /eɡzaspeˈrate/

   Verb

   exasperate 1. adverbial present passive participle of exasperar

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   Pronunciation

   1. (Classical) IPA(key): /ek.sas.peˈraː.te/, [ɛks̠äs̠pɛˈräːt̪ɛ] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek.sas.peˈra.te/, [eɡzäspeˈräːt̪e]

   Verb

   exasperāte 1. second-person plural present active imperative of exasperō

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   exasperate 1. second-person singular voseo imperative of exasperar combined with te

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   exasperate meaning: to annoy someone a lot. Learn more.

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   EXASPERATE definition: to annoy someone a lot. Learn more.

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   v.t. to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely: He was exasperated by the senseless delays. [ Archaic.]to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.). adj. Botany rough; covered with hard, projecting points, as a leaf.