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      irritative
      adjective
      (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
      Roots
      irritareirrit- · Latin · to provoke, exciteativus-ative · Latin · tending to
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      Where does irritative come from?

      The word irritative breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: irrit, from Latin irritare (“to provoke, excite”); and -ative, from Latin ativus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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