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Aggravate
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English
Etymology
Latin aggravatus , p. p. of aggravare . See Aggrieve.
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /ˈæg.rə.vet/
Transitive Verb
- To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. ``To aggravate my woes. --Pope.
- To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott.
- The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. --Addison.
- To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. --Paley.
- To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]
- If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. --Richardson (Clarissa).
Synonyms
To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify ; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate .
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