4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]

If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine.

Richardson (Clarissa).

Syn. -- To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.

Ag"gra*va`ting (&?;), a. 1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances.

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