verb🔗ShareAggraver, empirerTo make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness."Lying to the police will only aggravate the situation. "Mentir à la police ne fera qu'aggraver la situation.lawactionnegativeconditiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAggraver, empirer(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate."Running with a sprained ankle will only aggravate the injury. "Courir avec une cheville foulée ne fera qu'aggraver la blessure.conditionactionmedicinetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAggraver, empirerTo give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify."He aggravated the story."Il a aggravé l'histoire.conditionmedicineactiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAggraver, empirerTo pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone."The teacher aggravated the students' workload by assigning extra homework on top of the already demanding curriculum. "Le professeur a aggravé la charge de travail des élèves en leur donnant des devoirs supplémentaires en plus du programme déjà exigeant.actionconditiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAggraver, irriterTo exasperate; to provoke or irritate."The noisy children in the park were aggravating my headache. "Les enfants bruyants dans le parc aggravaient mon mal de tête.attitudeactionemotiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading