Thesaurus: exasperate

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1. a. Exasperated; imbittered.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. t. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.
4. v. exasperate or irritate
5. v. make furious
6. v. make worse
7. Exasperated; imbittered. [Obs.] Shak. Like swallows which the exasperate dying year Sets spinning. Mrs. Browning. 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.
8. Exasperated; imbittered. [Obs.] Shak.Like swallows which the exasperate dying year Sets spinning. Mrs.Browning.
9. v:100 v exasperate or irritate v make furious v make worse