aggravate
(verb)
verb
1. make worse
- This drug aggravates the pain
Similar word(s): exacerbate, exasperate, worsen
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
2. exasperate or irritate
Similar word(s): exacerbate, exasperate
Definition categories: emotion, anger
Sentences with aggravate as a verb:
- To aggravate my woes. —Alexander PopeTo aggravate the horrors of the scene. —William H. Prescott.The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. —Addison.