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Webster 1913 Edition

Asperate

As′per-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Asperated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Asperating
.]
[L.
asperatus
, p. p. of
asperare
, fr.
asper
rough.]
To make rough or uneven.
The
asperated
part of its surface.
Boyle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Asperate

AS'PERATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. aspero, from asper, rough.]
To make rough or uneven.

Definition 2024

asperate

asperate

English

Verb

asperate ‎(third-person singular simple present asperates, present participle asperating, simple past and past participle asperated)

  1. To make rough or harsh.

Adjective

asperate ‎(comparative more asperate, superlative most asperate)

  1. rough

Synonyms

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

asperāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of asperō

Etymology

From Latin asperatus, from asperare ‎(“to make rough”), from asper ‎(“rough”).

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /æspəreɪt/
  • (adjective) IPA(key): /æspərət/
  • Homophone: aspirate

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