irritate
To provoke, physically or mentally: (1) to make sore, itchy or painful; (2) to annoy.
From Latin.
Irritate
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Re: Irritate
If the theory mentioned on etymonline, it's related to run. And used to have adjectival forms of irritatory and irritative.
You can water down any aggravation by changing the first 't' to a 'g'.
You can water down any aggravation by changing the first 't' to a 'g'.
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