Irritate Definition
ĭrĭ-tāt
irritated, irritates, irritating
verb
irritated, irritates, irritating
To excite to anger; provoke; annoy; exasperate.
Webster's New World
To cause (an organ or part of the body) to be inflamed or sore.
Webster's New World
To excite (an organ, muscle, etc.) to a characteristic action or function by a stimulus.
Webster's New World
To be a cause of impatience or anger.
American Heritage
To introduce irritability or irritation in.
Wiktionary
Origin of Irritate
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From Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare (“to excite, irritate, incite, stimulate”)
From Wiktionary
Latin irrītāre irrītāt-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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