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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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   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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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   verb. /ˈæɡrəˌveɪt/ Verb Forms. 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. Definitions on the go.

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   verb. /ˈæɡrəveɪt/ Verb Forms. 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. Extra Examples. Topics Health problems c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.

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    aggravate meaning, definition, what is aggravate: to make a bad situation, an illness, or ...: Learn more.

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    Define aggravate: to make (an injury, problem, etc.) more serious or severe—usage, synonyms, more.