to aggravate an illness

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• aggravate — aggravative, adj. aggravator, n. /ag reuh vayt /, v.t., aggravated, aggravating. 1. to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to aggravate a grievance; to aggravate an illness. 2. to annoy; irritate;… …   Universalium

• aggravate — ag|gra|vate [ˈægrəveıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of aggravare to make heavier , from ad to + gravare to make heavy ] 1.) to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse ≠ ↑improve ▪ Their money problems… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• aggravate — verb 1》 make (a problem, illness, etc.) worse. 2》 informal annoy (someone). Derivatives aggravating adjective aggravatingly adverb aggravation noun Origin C16 (earlier (C15) as aggravation): from L. aggravat , aggravare make heavy . Usage …   English new terms dictionary

• aggravate — v.tr. 1 increase the gravity of (an illness, offence, etc.). 2 disp. annoy, exasperate (a person). Derivatives: aggravation n. Etymology: L aggravare aggravat make heavy f. gravis heavy …   Useful english dictionary

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