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aggravateaggravate /ˈægrəˌveɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYaggravateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of aggravare to make heavier, from ad- to + gravare to make heavy VERB TABLEaggravate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | aggravate | | he, she, it | aggravates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | aggravated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have aggravated | | he, she, it | has aggravated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had aggravated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will aggravate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have aggravated |
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| Present | I | am aggravating | | he, she, it | is aggravating | | you, we, they | are aggravating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was aggravating | | you, we, they | were aggravating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been aggravating | | he, she, it | has been aggravating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been aggravating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be aggravating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been aggravating |
► further aggravated Their money problems were further aggravated by rising interest rates. ► aggravate the situation Building the new road will just aggravate the situation. ► It aggravates me It aggravates me that he doesn’t let me finish my sentences. 1to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse OPP improve: Their money problems were further aggravated by rising interest rates. Building the new road will just aggravate the situation.2to make someone angry or annoyed SYN irritate: I know she says things just to aggravate me. It aggravates me that he doesn’t let me finish my sentences. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of aggravare to make heavier, from ad- to + gravare to make heavy]—aggravating adjective—aggravatingly adverb—aggravation /ˌægrəˈveɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |