Definition of aggravate Aggravate
/æˈgɹʌvejˌt/ - [atgruveyt] - ag•gra•vate
We found 13 definitions of aggravate from 6 different sources.
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What does aggravate mean?
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| aggravate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" | ||
| worsen, exacerbate, exasperate | ||
| ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" | ||
| inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed" | ||
| cheapen, degrade lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | ||
| aggravate - exasperate or irritate | ||
| exacerbate, exasperate | ||
| anger make angry; "The news angered him" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- aggravate (Verb)
To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. - aggravate (Verb)
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley . - aggravate (Verb)
To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aggravate (v. t.)
To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. - aggravate (v. t.)
To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. - aggravate (v. t.)
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. - aggravate (v. t.)
To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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aggravate
To irritate or provoke to a high degree. -
aggravate
To make worse.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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aggravate
ag′grav-āt, v.t. to make worse: to provoke.—adj. Ag′gravating.—adv. Ag′gravatingly.—n. Aggravā′tion, a making worse: any quality or circumstance which makes a thing worse: an exaggeration. [L. aggravāre—ad, to, gravis, heavy. See Grave.]
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🔤- aggravate, verb, present, 1st person singular of aggravate (infinitive).
- aggravate, verb (infinitive).
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