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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.

   • English (US)

     AGGRAVATE meaning: 1. to make a bad situation worse: 2. to...

   • Znaczenie Aggravate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AGGRAVATE definicja: 1. to make a bad situation worse: 2. to...

   • Portuguese Translation

     aggravate translate: agravar, exasperar, irritar, agravar,...

   • Aggravate in Polish

     AGGRAVATE translate: pogarszać, denerwować, pogarszać,...

   • Simplified

     AGGRAVATE translate: 使更糟, 使（局势等）更严重，加剧, 使（病情）恶化，加重, 使生气,...

   • Aggravate in Spanish

     AGGRAVATE translate: agravar, exasperar, agravar, empeorar,...

   • Traditional

     AGGRAVATE translate: 使更糟, 使（局勢等）更嚴重，加劇, 使（病情）惡化，加重, 使生氣,...

   • Aggravate in Russian

     AGGRAVATE translate: ухудшать , раздражать . Learn more in...

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

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb aggravate, which means to make something worse, more serious, or more severe. Find out how to use aggravate, aggravation, and aggravating correctly in different contexts.

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.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.

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.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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › aggravateaggravate 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.