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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aggravate/ˈaɡrəveɪt/
▶verb
- 1 make (a problem, illness, etc.) worse.
- 2 informal annoy (someone).
– derivatives
aggravating adjective,
aggravatingly adverb,
aggravation noun.
aggravating adjective,
aggravatingly adverb,
aggravation noun.
– origin C16 (earlier (C15) as aggravation): from L. aggravat-, aggravare ‘make heavy’.
usage: Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy’ is in widespread use in modern English and dates back to the 17th century, but the use is still regarded as incorrect by some traditionalists.
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