exasperate

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  1. transitive verb To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. transitive verb To increase the gravity or intensity of: "a scene . . . that exasperates his rose fever and makes him sneeze” (Samuel Beckett).

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  • I wish not to exasperate, but to convince; and I tender you once more my friendship and my play.' —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 1
  • As the bedlam of Perak still continues to exasperate, let us look at the list of people who have lost something in the process.
  • It's not over yet; Bush Administration still has the power to weaken and exasperate, Troopers 'union angry about Palin accusations, Dealing With Panic Attacks With Panic Away, —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • It's not over yet; Bush Administration still has the power to weaken and exasperate, —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • It's not over yet; Bush Administration still has the power to weaken and exasperate, God Is —  xml's Blinklist.com
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incredulous ·  indignant ·  resentful ·  enrage ·  perturb ·  apprehensive ·  bemused ·  uneasy ·  perplex ·  angry ·  contemptuous ·  reluctant

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exasperate:   exasperated ·  exasperating
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin exasperāre, exasperāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + asperāre, to make rough (from asper, rough).

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  1. from Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare, irritate: see exasper.
  2. from Latin exasperatus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/ɛgˈzæspəreɪt/
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