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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. 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.

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

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   to make a bad situation worse: Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion. to make a disease worse: The treatment only aggravated the condition. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deteriorating and making worse.

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

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   to make a bad situation worse: Attempts to restrict parking in the city center have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion. to make a disease worse: The treatment only aggravated the condition. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deteriorating and making worse.

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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.

6. 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.

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

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   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.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › aggravatedAggravated Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AGGRAVATED is angry or displeased especially because of small problems or annoyances : feeling or showing aggravation. How to use aggravated in a sentence.

9. 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.

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

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    1. To make worse or more troublesome: aggravate political tensions; aggravate a medical condition. 2. To annoy or exasperate: The child's whining aggravated me. See Synonyms at annoy. [Latin aggravāre, aggravāt- : ad-, ad- + gravāre, to burden (from gravis, heavy; see g w erə- in Indo-European roots ).] ag′gra·vat′ing·ly adv. ag′gra·va′tive adj.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAGGRAVATE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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