Vex (v&ebreve_;ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (v&ebreve_;kst); 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 toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. Pope.
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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.
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Ten thousand torments vex my heart. Prior.
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3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
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Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. Dryden.
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Syn. -- See Tease.
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