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Verb: aggravate  'ag-ru,veyt
  1. Make worse
    "This drug aggravates the pain";
    - worsen, exacerbate, exasperate
     
  2. Make very annoyed or frustrated
    "The constant interruptions aggravated her";
    - exasperate

Derived forms: aggravated, aggravates, aggravating

Type of: alter, anger, change, modify

Encyclopedia: Aggravate