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   aggravate

   /ˈaɡrəveɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious: "military action would only aggravate the situation" Similar worsenmake worseexacerbateinflamecompoundintensifyincreaseheightenmagnifyadd toamplifyaugmentadd fuel to the fire/flamesadd insult to injuryrub salt in the woundOpposite alleviateimprove
   • 2. annoy or exasperate. informal Similar annoyirritateexasperateangerirkvexput outnettleprovokeincenserileinfuriateantagonizeget on someone's nervesrub up the wrong waymake someone's blood boilruffle someone's feathersruffletry someone's patiencemake someone's hackles riseoffendpiquerankleinformal:peeveneedlemake someone see redget someone's back upget someone's goatget under someone's skinbugget someonemiffhack offwind upget atnarkget acrossget on someone's wickget up someone's nosetick offbum outvulgar slang:piss offOpposite calmconciliate

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin aggravat- ‘made heavy’, from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase) + gravis ‘heavy’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAGGRAVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   AGGRAVATE definition: 1. to make a bad situation worse: 2. to make a disease worse: 3. to annoy someone: . Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › aggravateAggravate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AGGRAVATE is to make (something) worse, more serious, or more severe : to intensify (something) unpleasantly. How to use aggravate in a sentence. Common Uses of Aggravate, Aggravation, and Aggravating: Usage Guide

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAGGRAVATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   AGGRAVATE meaning: 1. to make a bad situation worse: 2. to make a disease worse: 3. to annoy someone: . Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAGGRAVATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To aggravate is to make more serious or more grave: to aggravate a danger, an offense, a wound. To intensify is perceptibly to increase intensity, force, energy, vividness, etc.: to intensify heat, color, rage.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › aggravateAggravate - definition of aggravate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome. 2. to annoy; irritate; exasperate. 3. to cause to become irritated or inflamed. ag′gra•va`tor, n. usage: The two most common senses of the verb aggravate are “to make worse” and “to annoy, exasperate.”

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › aggravateAggravate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Aggravate means to make something worse, and irritate is to annoy. But if you use aggravate to mean "annoy," no one will notice. That battle has been lost in all but the most formal writing.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of aggravate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   AGGRAVATE definition: 1. to make a situation or condition worse: 2. to annoy someone: . Learn more.

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › aggravateAGGRAVATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Aggravate definition: to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome. See examples of AGGRAVATE used in a sentence.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionaggravate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Nov 14, 2017 · aggravate something to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse synonym worsen. Pollution can aggravate asthma. Military intervention will only aggravate the conflict even further.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › aggravate_adjaggravate, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the adjective aggravate mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective aggravate, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective aggravate? How is the adjective aggravate pronounced? Where does the adjective aggravate come from?