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abirritate

American  
[ab-ir-i-teyt] / æbˈɪr ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

Medicine/Medical.
abirritated, abirritating

  1. to make less irritable; soothe.

abirritate British  
/ æbˈɪrɪˌteɪt /

verb

  1. obsolete  (tr) med to soothe or make less irritable

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Other Word Forms

  • abirritation noun
  • abirritative adjective

Etymology

Origin of abirritate

ab- + irritate

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