abirritate

 [ab-ir-i-teyt]  

ab·ir·ri·tate

   [ab-ir-i-teyt]
verb (used with object), ab·ir·ri·tat·ed, ab·ir·ri·tat·ing. Medicine/Medical.
to make less irritable; soothe.
Origin:
ab- + irritate

Related forms
ab·ir·ri·ta·tion, noun
ab·ir·ri·ta·tive, adjective
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Abirritate is always a great word to know.
So is pelvis. Does it mean:
a combining form meaning "ear":
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
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abirritate (æbˈɪrɪˌteɪt)
 
—vb
obsolete (tr) med to soothe or make less irritable

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