exasperate
To tax the patience ofTo tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
verärgern, aufbringen, auf die Palme bringen
серди́тьserdítʹ, раздража́тьrazdražátʹ, возмущатьvozmuščatʹ
(UK, humorous, obsolete, slang)To overaspirate the letter h, or to aspirate it whenever it begins a word, once a common form of hypercorrection.
- make furious
- exasperate or irritate
- make worse
Examples
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Origin
First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin exasperātus, the perfect passive participle ofFirst 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.
A pun on the usual sense of exasperate (to annoy) and aspirate.
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Forms
exasperates, exasperating, exasperated, exasperated| Base form | exasperate · to exasperate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | exasperates |
| Present participle | exasperating |
| Past simple | exasperated |
| Past participle | exasperated |
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Synonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle