VEX, v.t. [L. vexo.] 1. To irritate; to make angry by little provocations; a popular use of the word.2. To plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict.Ten thousand torments vex my heart.3. To disturb; to disquiet; to agitate.White curl the waves, and the vex'd ocean roars.4. To trouble; to distress.I will also vex the hearts of many people. Ezek. 32.5. To persecute. Act. 12.6. To stretch, as by hooks. [Not in use.]VEX, v.i. To fret; to be teased or irritated.
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