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Synonyms
ex·as·per·ate (ĭg-zăśpə-rāt́)

[Latin exasperāre, exasperāt-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex–, + asperāre, to make rough (from asper, rough).]

transitive verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

  1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. To increase the gravity or intensity of: “a scene . . . that exasperates his rose fever and makes him sneeze” (Samuel Beckett)

derivatives

ex·aśper·at́ed·ly
adverb
ex·aśper·at́er
noun
ex·aśper·at́ing·ly
adverb