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 ex·as·per·ate /ɪgˈzæspəˌret/
 (vt.)使惱怒,激怒,惡化(a.)惱怒的,激怒的,惡化的

 Ex·as·per·ate a.  Exasperated; imbittered. [Obs.]
 Like swallows which the exasperate dying year
 Sets spinning.   --Mrs. Browning.

 Ex·as·per·ate 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.
    To exsasperate them against the king of France.   --Addison.
 2. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.
    To exasperate the ways of death.   --Sir T. Browne.
 Syn: -- To irritate; provoke. See Irritate.
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 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]