aggravate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈæɡ.rə.veɪ̯t/

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• Hyphenation: ag‧gra‧vate

Verb

Plain form aggravate

Third-person singular aggravates

Past tense aggravated

Past participle aggravated

Present participle aggravating

1. To aggravate is to make something worse.

   The doctor said eating too much would aggravate his condition.

   When you aggravate someone, you irritate and annoy them.

   The sound of her voice was enough to aggravate me.

Related words

• aggravation

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