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to aggravate
verbgeneral usevery common/ɐɡɾɐˈvaɾ/a·gra·var
Definition
1To make more serious, more intense, or more severe.
Usage examples
“His comments only served to aggravate the tension.”
“Smoking can aggravate respiratory conditions.”
Common combinations
aggravate the situationaggravate an illnessaggravate the problem