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▪ I. asperate, ppl. a.|ˈæspərət|
[ad. L. asperātus, pa. pple. of asperāre to roughen, f. asper rough.]
Roughened, rough.
1623in Cockeram. 1848Dana Zooph. 235 Lamellae alternate, asperate, truncate.
¶ See also aspirate.
▪ II. asperate, v.|ˈæspəreɪt|
[f. prec.]
To make rough or uneven in surface, rugged or harsh in sound, manner, etc.
1656in Blount Glossogr. 1676Phil. Trans. XI. 644 How to..sweeten or asperate a style according as the nature of the subject requireth. a1691Boyle Wks. I. 683 (R.) The level surface of water being by agitation asperated with..bubbles. 1858Polson Law & Lawyers 137 No opposition [could] asperate his voice. |