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exasperate 音标拼音: [ɪgz'æspɚ ,et] vt. 使恼怒,激怒,恶化
a. 恼怒的,激怒的,恶化的 使恼怒,激怒,恶化恼怒的,激怒的,恶化的 exasperate v 1: exasperate or irritate [ synonym: { exacerbate}, { exasperate}, { aggravate}] 2: make furious [ synonym: { infuriate}, { exasperate}, { incense}] 3: make worse; " This drug aggravates the pain" [ synonym: { worsen}, { aggravate}, { exacerbate}, { exasperate}] [ ant: { ameliorate}, { amend}, { better}, { improve}, { meliorate}] Exasperate \ 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 excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings. [ 1913 Webster] To exsasperate them against the king of France. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity. [ 1913 Webster] To exasperate the ways of death. -- Sir T. Browne. Syn: To irritate; provoke. See { Irritate}. [ 1913 Webster]
Exasperate \ 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. [ 1913 Webster] Like swallows which the exasperate dying year Sets spinning. -- Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster] 72 Moby Thesaurus words for " exasperate": TB, aggravate, agitate, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, consumption, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, embitter, exercise, fash, fret, gall, get, gripe, harass, harry, heckle, hector, hound, huff, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, miff, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve, persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, provoke, rankle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, set up, stir the blood, stir up, tease, torment, trouble, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, work up, worry
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