AGGRAVATE


Meaning of AGGRAVATE in English

v. a.

1.

Heighten ( in evil ), increase, make worse, worsen, render more serious.

2.

Exaggerate, overstate, magnify, color.

3.

( Of questionable propriety .) Provoke, irritate, exasperate, enrage, tease.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.