AGGRAVATES

Scrabble

WWF

A(1) G(2) G(2) R(1) A(1) V(4) A(1) T(1) E(1) S(1)

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Definition

verb

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
“He aggravated the story.”
To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.