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irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
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soothe cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
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aggravate,
exacerbate,
worsen,
exasperate exasperate or irritate
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gall,
chafe,
fret irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
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rub,
itch,
scratch move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
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irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf" |
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stimulate,
excite cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
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physiology processes and functions of an organism
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vellicate,
pinch irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
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