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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aggravating \Ag"gra*va`ting\, a.
1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating
circumstances.
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2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.]
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A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. --J.
Ingelow.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
aggravating
adj : making worse [syn: exacerbating, exasperating]
WordNet (r) 2.0
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "aggravating":
aggravative, annoying, bothering, bothersome, contentious,
disturbing, exasperating, exasperative, galling, harassing,
importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky,
pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome,
plaguey, plaguing, provocative, provoking, teasing, tiresome,
tormenting, troublesome, troubling, vexatious, vexing, wearisome,
worrisome, worrying
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
exacerbating, exasperating
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