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asperate
[ as-puh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
, as·per·at·ed, as·per·at·ing.
- to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
a voice asperated by violent emotion.
asperate
/ ˈæspəˌreɪt; ˈæspərəs /
adjective
- (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
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But in the ordinary life there in my time there was little to "asperate" the douceur.
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