asperate (third-person singular simple present asperates, present participle asperating, simple past and past participle asperated)
To make rough or harsh.
asperate (comparative more asperate, superlative most asperate)
rough
• asperous
• separate
Source: Wiktionary
As"per*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Asperating.] Etym: [L. asperatus, p. p. of asperare, fr. asper rough.]
Definition: To make rough or uneven. The asperated part of its surface. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
