aggravate
AggravatedAggravated.
» Tom was arrested for aggravated assault.
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4 senses(obsolete)Aggravated.
(obsolete)Loaded, burdened, weighed down.
(obsolete)Heightened, intensified.
(obsolete)Under ecclesiastical censure, excommunicated.
Examples
39 sentencesTom was arrested for aggravated assault.
Tom currently faces charges of aggravated assault.
It really aggravated me.
Stop aggravating me.
Tom aggravated Mary.
Origin
The adjective is first attested in 1471 in Middle English, the verb in 1530; from Latin agThe adjective is first attested in 1471 in Middle English, the verb in 1530; from Latin aggravātus, perfect passive participle of aggravō (“to add to the weight of, make worse, oppress, annoy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to”) + gravō (“to make heavy”), from gravis (“heavy”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See grave and compare aggrieve and aggrege. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. By surface analysis, ag- + grave (“heavy”) + -ate (“verb suffix”).
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Forms
more aggravate, most aggravate| Comparative | more aggravate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most aggravate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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