exasperate

== English == === Etymology === First 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/ (Received Pronunciation, also) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɑːspəɹeɪt/ Rhymes: -æspəɹeɪt Hyphenation: ex‧as‧per‧ate === Verb === exasperate (third-person singular simple present exasperates, present participle exasperating, simple past and past participle exasperated) (transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry. Synonyms: aggravate, rile; see also Thesaurus:annoy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === exasperate (comparative more exasperate, superlative most exasperate) (obsolete) (as a participle) Exasperated. Exasperated; embittered. ==== Related terms ==== === See also === exacerbate === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “exasperate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eksaspeˈrate/, /eɡzaspeˈrate/ === Verb === exasperate adverbial present passive participle of exasperar == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛk.sas.pɛˈraː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɡ.zas.peˈraː.te] === Verb === exasperāte second-person plural present active imperative of exasperō == Spanish == === Verb === exasperate second-person singular voseo imperative of exasperar combined with te