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As"per*ate (#), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Asperating.] [L. asperatus, p. p. of asperare, fr. asper rough.]
To make rough or uneven.
The asperated part of its surface. Boyle.
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