Category:Vex

Vex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] Etym: [f. Vexer, l. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in Carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See vehicle.]

1. To to White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. Pope.

2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to Plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. "i Will not vex your souls." Shak. Then thousand torments vex my heart. Prior.

3. To twist; to weave. [r.] Some english wool, vexed in a belgian loom. Dryden.

Syn. -- see tease.

Vex Vex, v. i.

Defn: to be irritated; to fret. [r.] Chapman.