Exasperate

a.	1.	Exasperated; imbittered. Like swallows which the exasperate dying year Sets spinning. - Mrs. Browning.
v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Exsasperated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exasperating .] 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.

Verb	1.	exasperate - exasperate or irritate Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate
	2.	exasperate - make furious Synonyms: infuriate, incense
	3.	exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, worsen

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