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exasperateexasperate /ɪgˈzæspəˌreɪt/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYexasperateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of exasperare, from asper rough VERB TABLEexasperate |
Present | I, you, we, they | exasperate | | he, she, it | exasperates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | exasperated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have exasperated | | he, she, it | has exasperated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had exasperated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will exasperate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have exasperated |
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Present | I | am exasperating | | he, she, it | is exasperating | | you, we, they | are exasperating | Past | I, he, she, it | was exasperating | | you, we, they | were exasperating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exasperating | | he, she, it | has been exasperating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exasperating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exasperating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exasperating |
to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets him or her: His refusal to cooperate has exasperated his lawyers. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of exasperare, from asper rough]—exasperation /ɪgˌzæspəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |