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aggravate

Verb

∙ To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.
∙ To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley.
∙ To exasperate; to provoke, to irritate.

BABYLON ENGLISH
aggravate v.
exacerbate, make worse; annoy

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
aggravate
aggravate
\ag"gra*vate\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. aggravated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. aggravating.] [l. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. see aggrieve.]
1. to make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [obs.] "to aggravate thy store."
2. 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." to aggravate the horrors of the scene. the defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
3. to give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances.
4. to exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [colloq.] if both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. (clarissa).

WORDNET 2.0
aggravate
Verb
1. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
(synonym) worsen, exacerbate, exasperate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) irritate
(derivation) aggravation, exacerbation
2. exasperate or irritate
(synonym) exacerbate, exasperate
(hypernym) anger
(derivation) aggravation, irritation, provocation

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

aggravate

Verb

∙ To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.
∙ To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley.
∙ To exasperate; to provoke, to irritate.

BABYLON ENGLISH
aggravate v.
exacerbate, make worse; annoy

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
aggravate
aggravate
\ag"gra*vate\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. aggravated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. aggravating.] [l. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. see aggrieve.]
1. to make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [obs.] "to aggravate thy store."
2. 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." to aggravate the horrors of the scene. the defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
3. to give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances.
4. to exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [colloq.] if both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. (clarissa).

WORDNET 2.0
aggravate
Verb
1. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
(synonym) worsen, exacerbate, exasperate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) irritate
(derivation) aggravation, exacerbation
2. exasperate or irritate
(synonym) exacerbate, exasperate
(hypernym) anger
(derivation) aggravation, irritation, provocation

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