English

Etymology
Latin aggravatus, p.p. of aggravare. See Aggrieve.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�æg.r�.vet/

Verb
en-verb|aggravat|ing

1. 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.

1. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. —Paley.
2. colloquial To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.

#: If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. —Richardson (Clarissa).

Translations
trans-top|To make worse, or more severe
Finnish: pahentaa
German: verschlimmern, erschweren
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trans-top|To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances
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trans-top|To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate
Finnish: ärsyttää, suututtaa
German: ärgern, verbittern
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Synonyms
to heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.

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