aggravate

Definition of Aggravate in English :

make worse

Example Sentences:
'This drug aggravates the pain'

exasperate or irritate

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aggravate

verb (transitive)

1.

to make (a disease, situation, problem, etc) worse or more severe

2. informal

to annoy; exasperate, esp by deliberate and persistent goading

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈaggraˌvated or ˈaggraˌvating

1.

to make worse; make more burdensome, troublesome, etc.

2. Informal

to exasperate; annoy; vex

tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates

1. To make worse or more troublesome: aggravate political tensions; aggravate a medical condition.

2. To annoy or exasperate: The child's whining aggravated me. See Synonyms at annoy.