The asperated part of its surface. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Asperate — As per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Asperating}.] [L. asperatus, p. p. of asperare, fr. asper rough.] To make rough or uneven. [1913 Webster] The asperated part of its surface. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asperated — Asperate As per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Asperating}.] [L. asperatus, p. p. of asperare, fr. asper rough.] To make rough or uneven. [1913 Webster] The asperated part of its surface. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asperation — As per*a tion, n. The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough. Bailey. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asperate — /as peuh rayt /, v.t., asperated, asperating. to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion. [1650 60; < L asperatus (ptp. of asperare). See ASPER2, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
asperate — (v.) 1650s, make rough, from L. asperatus, pp. of asperare to roughen, make rough, exasperate, from asper rough (see ASPERITY (Cf. asperity)). Related: Asperated; asperating … Etymology dictionary
