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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." --Shak.
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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." --Pope.
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To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott.
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The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did
rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
--Addison.
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3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to
aggravate circumstances. --Paley.
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4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]
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If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother
and sister do mine. --Richardson
(Clarissa).
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Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate;
provoke; irritate; exasperate.
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