Home › Words › A › asperateasperate/æspəɹət/asperate means rough.asperate is pronounced /æspəɹət/.EtymologyFrom Latin asperatus, from asperare (“to make rough”), from asper (“rough”).adjRough.verbTo make rough or harsh.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.asperous 81% match — Rough, rugged, uneven. vs asperate →asperously 74% match — In an asperous manner. vs asperate →asperulous 71% match — Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface. vs asperate →asperation 71% match — Harshness; unpleasantness. vs asperate →asperity 67% match — The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion. vs asperate →asperulate 65% match — Having a surface which is roughened by many small points or warts. vs asperate →roughen 65% match — To make rough. vs asperate →roughish 64% match — Somewhat rough. vs asperate →