Vex (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]
1.
To tos back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
Pope.
2.
To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease.
"I will not
vex your souls."
Shak.
Then thousand torments vex my heart.
Prior.
3.
To twist; to weave.
[R.]
Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
Dryden.
Syn. -- See Tease.
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Vex, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret.
[R.]
Chapman.
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