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aggrieve definition

ag·grieve (ə grēv′)

transitive verb aggrieved -·grieved′, aggrieving -·griev′·ing

  1. to cause grief or injury to; offend
  2. to injure in one's legal rights

Etymology: ME agreven < OFr agrever, to aggravate < L aggravare, aggravate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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