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[greg s]

re: exasperate

The words rhyme, but have different meaning:

exacerbate \ig-ZAS-ur-bayt\, transitive verb:
To render more severe, violent, or bitter; to irritate; to aggravate; to make worse.

By the 1920s a stubborn agricultural depression . . . badly exacerbated the problems of the countryside.
--David M. Kennedy, Freedom From Fear

[Zeev Hed]

alea, welcome to the club, on my thread, every so often we get into big arguments about the fact that I am indeed English challenged, whether it be lutulent irrisory posts, or invidious inveteracies (g).