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Definitions for: Exasperate [v] make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
[v] make furious
[v] exasperate or irritate
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: aggravate, aggravate, exacerbate, exacerbate, incense, infuriate, outrage, worsen
Antonyms: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
See Also: alter, anger, change, cheapen, degrade, inflame, irritate
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