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to aggravate
01
to make a problem, situation, or condition worse or more serious
Transitive: to aggravate a problem or issue
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
aggravate
3rd person singular
aggravates
Present participle
aggravating
Past simple
aggravated
Past participle
aggravated
Examples
Ignoring medication can aggravate the symptoms of a chronic illness.
02
to irritate, frustrate, or annoy someone
Transitive: to aggravate sb
Informal
Examples
His constant tardiness never fails to aggravate his coworkers.
Lexical Tree
aggravated
aggravating
aggravation
aggravate
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