[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

exasperate \exas"perate\, a. l. exasperatus, p. p. of
   exsasperare to roughen, exasperate; ex out intens. +
   asperare to make rough, asper rough. see asperity.
   exasperated; imbittered. obs. --shak.
   1913 webster

         like swallows which the exasperate dying year
         sets spinning.                           --mrs.
                                                  browning.
   1913 webster
see also:
asperity 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

exasperate \exas"perate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. exsasperated;
   p. pr.  vb. n. exasperating.
   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.
      1913 webster

            to exsasperate them against the king of france.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. to make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to
      aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.
      1913 webster

            to exasperate the ways of death.      --sir t.
                                                  browne.

   syn: to irritate; provoke. see irritate.
        1913 webster
see also:
exsasperated exasperating irritate 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

exasperate
     v 1: exasperate or irritate syn: exacerbate, aggravate
     2: make furious syn: infuriate, incense
     3: make worse; "this drug aggravates the pain" syn: worsen,
        aggravate, exacerbate ant: better
see also:
exacerbate aggravate infuriate incense worsen better 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

72 moby thesaurus words for "exasperate":
   tb, aggravate, agitate, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at,
   bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up,
   chafe, chivy, consumption, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb,
   dog, embitter, exercise, fash, fret, gall, get, gripe, harass,
   harry, heckle, hector, hound, huff, incense, inflame, irk,
   irritate, miff, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve,
   persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother,
   provoke, rankle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, set up, stir the blood,
   stir up, tease, torment, trouble, try the patience, tweak the nose,
   vex, work up, worry

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