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abirritate

[ ab-ir-i-teyt ]
/ 忙b藞瑟r 瑟藢te瑟t /
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verb (used with object), ab路ir路ri路tat路ed, ab路ir路ri路tat路ing.Medicine/Medical.
to make less irritable; soothe.
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Origin of abirritate

ab- + irritate

OTHER WORDS FROM abirritate

ab路ir路ri路ta路tion, nounab路ir路ri路ta路tive, adjective

Words nearby abirritate

abiotic, abiotic factor, abiotrophy, A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, abirritant, abirritate, Abishag, a bit, Abitibi, abjad, abject
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British Dictionary definitions for abirritate

abirritate
/ (忙b藞瑟r瑟藢te瑟t) /
verb
(tr) med obsolete to soothe or make less irritable
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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