irritate (verb)
11irritate */ — UK [ˈɪrɪteɪt] / US [ˈɪrɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms irritate : present tense I/you/we/they irritate he/she/it irritates present participle irritating past tense irritated past participle irritated 1) to make someone feel annoyed or… …
12irritate — ir|ri|tate [ ırı,teıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make you feel annoyed or impatient: The more intrusive advertisements become, the more they irritate Web users. It s the little things that begin to irritate you. 2. ) to hurt a part of your body …
13irritate — [[t]ɪ̱rɪteɪt[/t]] irritates, irritating, irritated 1) VERB If something irritates you, it keeps annoying you. [V n] Their attitude irritates me... [V n] Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying. Syn …
14irritate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annoy, provoke, vex, bother, trouble; irk, exasperate, chafe, nettle, ruffle. See excitement, violence, resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bother] Syn. provoke, annoy, exasperate, pester, peeve …
15irritate — [ˈɪrɪˌteɪt] verb [T] 1) to make you feel annoyed or angry That little noise he makes really irritates me.[/ex] 2) to make part of your body painful or swollen irritation [ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
16irritate — /ˈɪrəteɪt / (say iruhtayt) verb (t) (irritated, irritating) 1. to excite to impatience or anger. 2. Physiology, Biology to excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function. 3. Pathology to bring (a bodily part, etc.) to an… …
17vellicate — verb 1. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back • Syn: ↑pinch • Derivationally related forms: ↑pinch (for: ↑pinch) …
18irritating — irritate ► VERB 1) make annoyed or angry. 2) cause inflammation in (a part of the body). DERIVATIVES irritating adjective irritation noun. ORIGIN Latin irritare …
19irritation — irritate ► VERB 1) make annoyed or angry. 2) cause inflammation in (a part of the body). DERIVATIVES irritating adjective irritation noun. ORIGIN Latin irritare …
20get to — verb 1. reach a goal, e.g., make the first team (Freq. 4) We made it! She may not make the grade • Syn: ↑reach, ↑make, ↑progress to • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
