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roil
[roil]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment. |
| 2. | to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to move or proceed turbulently. |
Origin:
1580–90; orig. uncert.
1580–90; orig. uncert.

Synonyms:
2. annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.
2. annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.
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Roil
Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Roiling.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See Roll, v., and cf. Rile.]1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to roil a spring. 2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex. That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. --R. North. Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.Roil
Roil\, v. i. 1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.] 2. To romp. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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roil
1590, probably from M.Fr. rouiller "to rust, make muddy," from O.Fr. rouil "mud, rust," from V.L. *robicula, from L. robigo "rust" (see robust). M.E. roil meant "to roam or rove about."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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