Vex \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 to?s 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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