exasperate

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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.

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