The difference between Irritate and Please
When used as verbs, irritate means to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in, whereas please means to make happy or satisfy.
check bellow for the other definitions of Irritate and Please
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Irritate as a verb (transitive):
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
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Irritate as a verb (intransitive):
To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
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Irritate as a verb (transitive):
To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
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Irritate as a verb (transitive, obsolete, Scotland, legal):
To render null and void.
Examples:
"rfquotek Archbishop Bramhall"
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Please as a verb (transitive):
To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
Examples:
"Her presentation pleased the executives."
"I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself."
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Please as a verb (intransitive, ergative):
To desire; to will; to be pleased by.
Examples:
"Just do as you please."
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Please as an adverb:
Examples:
"'Please, pass the bread."
"Would you please sign this form?"
"Could you tell me the time, please?"
"May I take your order, please?"
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Please as an adverb:
Examples:
"—May I help you? —Please."
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Please as an adverb:
Examples:
"Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?"
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Please as an adverb (Cincinnati):