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roil

  [roil]
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–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.

Synonyms:
2. annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.
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roil   (roil)   
v.   roiled, roil·ing, roils

v.   tr.

  1. To make (a liquid) muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment.

  2. To displease or disturb; vex: My roommate's off-putting habits began to roil me.

v.   intr.
To be in a state of turbulence or agitation.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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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