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aggravate
What does aggravate mean?
aggravate (verb): make worse.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does aggravate come from?
The adjective is first attested in 1471 in Middle English, the verb in 1530.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of aggravate?
Words related to aggravate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “aggravate” mean?
make worse
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to defraud
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make legal
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meet again
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export
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cruise
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worsen
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depend
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