irritate vs rile

irritate and rile both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
irritate	No	No	Yes	No
rile	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, irritate and rile are synonyms defined as:

irritate and rile: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Other synonyms of irritate include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, nettle, rag, vex.

irritate (verb)	rile (verb)
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations