verb
exasperate
Exasperate (verb) means to tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
verb
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To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
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Etymology
First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin exasperātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin exasperō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex (“out of; thoroughly”) + asperō (“to make rough”), from asper (“rough”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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"exasperate" (verb) means to tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.