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aggravate definition

ag·gra·vate (ag′rə vāt′)

transitive verb aggravated -·vat′ed, aggravating -·vat′·ing

  1. to make worse; make more burdensome, troublesome, etc.
  2. Informal to exasperate; annoy; vex

Etymology: < L aggravatus, pp. of aggravare, to make heavier < ad-, to + gravis, heavy: see grave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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