aggravate

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Synonyms: aggragate, aggravated, aggregate, aggravates, margravate, aggrate, aggravator, aggravative

Antonyms: aggragate, aggravated, aggregate, aggravates, margravate, aggrate, aggravator, aggravative

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Verb

1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} To make (any bad thing) worse. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|now|rare}} To give extra [[weight]] or [[intensity]] to; to exaggerate, to [[magnify]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[pile]] or [[heap]] (something heavy or onerous) {{m|en|on}} or {{m|en|upon}} someone. {{defdate|16th–18th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|now|chiefly|colloquial|;|often|proscribed|;|see usage notes}} To [[exasperate]]; to [[provoke]] or [[irritate]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|as a participle}} [[aggravated|Aggravated]].
2. [[loaded|Loaded]], [[burdened]], [[weighed]] down.
3. {{lb|en|in a bad sense}} [[heightened|Heightened]], [[intensified]].
4. {{lb|en|religion}} Under [[ecclesiastical]] [[censure]], [[excommunicated]].

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