irritate
11irritate */ — UK [ˈɪrɪteɪt] / US [ˈɪrɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms irritate : present tense I/you/we/they irritate he/she/it irritates present participle irritating past tense irritated past participle irritated 1) to make someone feel annoyed or… …
12irritate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in ; annoy 2. to induce irritability in or of intransitive verb to cause or induce… …
13irritate — v. 1) to irritate greatly, very much 2) (R) it irritated me (to learn) that she had been promoted * * * [ ɪrɪteɪt] very much (R) it irritated me (to learn) that she had been promoted to irritate greatly …
14irritate — ir|ri|tate [ ırı,teıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make you feel annoyed or impatient: The more intrusive advertisements become, the more they irritate Web users. It s the little things that begin to irritate you. 2. ) to hurt a part of your body …
15irritate — ir·ri·tate ir ə .tāt vb, tat·ed; tat·ing vt 1) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in 2) to cause (an organ or tissue) to be irritable: produce irritation in <harsh soaps may irritate the skin> 3) to produce excitation in (as a… …
16irritate — See aggravate. See aggravate, annoy, irritate …
17irritate — verb ADVERB ▪ really ▪ That man really irritates me! ▪ slightly ▪ easily ▪ She was moody at times and easily irritated. Irritate i …
18irritate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annoy, provoke, vex, bother, trouble; irk, exasperate, chafe, nettle, ruffle. See excitement, violence, resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bother] Syn. provoke, annoy, exasperate, pester, peeve …
19irritate — ir|ri|tate [ˈırıteıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of irritare to cause strong feelings in, excite ] 1.) to make someone feel annoyed or impatient, especially by doing something many times or for a long period of… …
20irritate — [[t]ɪ̱rɪteɪt[/t]] irritates, irritating, irritated 1) VERB If something irritates you, it keeps annoying you. [V n] Their attitude irritates me... [V n] Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying. Syn …
