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Ag"gra*vate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggravated (&unr_;); 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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