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.

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Origin of Irritate

  • 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

Irritate Sentence Examples

  • She knew that her going in during the night at an unusual hour would irritate him.

  • It does not contain any perfumes that irritate cats.

  • Nitrogen oxides can irritate airways, especially your lungs.

  • He had no idea if she'd respond or not; he did it more to irritate her than because he was thirsty.

  • All of them injected into the blood in large doses act as muscle and nerve poisons, and during their excretion by the kidney usually irritate it severely, but only a few are absorbed in sufficient amount to produce similar effects when given by the mouth.

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Words Starting With

IIRIRR

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ETEATE

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