asperate

[ as-puh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

, as·per·at·ed, as·per·at·ing.

1. to make rough, harsh, or uneven:

   a voice asperated by violent emotion.

asperate

/ ˈæspəˌreɪt; ˈæspərəs /

adjective

1. (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs

Word History and Origins

Origin of asperate¹

First recorded in 1650–60, asperate is from the Latin word asperātus (past participle of asperāre ). See asper ², -ate ¹

Example Sentences

But in the ordinary life there in my time there was little to "asperate" the douceur.

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