exasperate

  • 61Increase — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Increase >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 increase increase augmentation enlargement extension Sgm: N 1 dilatation dilatation &c.(expansion) 194 Sgm: N 1 increment increment accretion Sgm: N 1 accession …

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  • 62Aggravation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aggravation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aggravation aggravation heightening Sgm: N 1 exacerbation exacerbation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation Sgm: N 1 overestimation overestimation &c. 482 Sgm: N 1 exaggeration …

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  • 63exasperation — 1540s, from L. exasperationem (nom. exasperatio), noun of action from pp. stem of exasperare (see EXASPERATE (Cf. exasperate)) …

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  • 64aggravate — ag•gra•vate [[t]ˈæg rəˌveɪt[/t]] v. t. vat•ed, vat•ing 1) to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome 2) to annoy; irritate; exasperate 3) to cause to become irritated or inflamed • Etymology: 1425–75;… …

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  • 65μετεξωρίσθην — μετά , ἐκ ὡρίζω plup ind mp 3rd dual (ionic) μετά , ἐκ ὡρίζω aor ind pass 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic aeolic parad form prose) μετά , ἐκ ὡρίζω aor ind pass 1st sg (ionic) μετά , ἐκ ὡρίζω plup ind mp 3rd dual (ionic) μετά , ἐκ ὡρίζω aor ind… …

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  • 66ἐξωρίσθην — ἐξορίνω exasperate plup ind mp 3rd dual ἐξορίνω exasperate plup ind mp 3rd dual (homeric ionic) ἐξορίζω send beyond the frontier plup ind mp 3rd dual ἐξορίζω send beyond the frontier aor ind pass 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic) ἐξορίζω send beyond the …

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  • 67aggravate — ► VERB 1) make worse. 2) informal annoy or exasperate. DERIVATIVES aggravating adjective aggravation noun. USAGE Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate’ is in widespread use in modern English and dates back to the 17th century, but the use… …

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  • 68aggravating — aggravate ► VERB 1) make worse. 2) informal annoy or exasperate. DERIVATIVES aggravating adjective aggravation noun. USAGE Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate’ is in widespread use in modern English and dates back to the 17th century, but …

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  • 69aggravation — aggravate ► VERB 1) make worse. 2) informal annoy or exasperate. DERIVATIVES aggravating adjective aggravation noun. USAGE Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate’ is in widespread use in modern English and dates back to the 17th century, but …

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  • 70exacerbate — [eg zas′ər bāt΄, igzas′ər bāt΄] vt. exacerbated, exacerbating [< L exacerbatus, pp. of exacerbare, to exasperate, make angry < ex , intens. + acerbus, bitter: see ACERBITY] 1. to make more intense or sharp; aggravate (disease, pain,… …

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