Meanings
verbasperate (third-person singular simple present asperates, present participle asperating, simple past and past participle asperated)
present singular third person asperates · participle present asperating · participle past asperated · past asperated
adjectiveasperate (comparative more asperate, superlative most asperate)
comparative more asperate · superlative most asperate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRough.
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Origin
- Latinasperatus
- Englishasperate
From Latin asperatus, from asperare (“to make rough”), from asper (“rough”).
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APA
asperate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperate
MLA
“asperate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asperate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperate.
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