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was aggravate
verb
To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.
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All they did was aggravate us, and that got us better and in a more competitive frame of mind.
All he did was aggravate the white folks because he wanted to do something with his life.
I've gone to mental health centers, where instead of helping me, what they did was aggravate my condition with pills and drugs.
I've gone to mental health centres, where instead of helping me, what they did was aggravate my condition with pills and drugs.
Similar(56)
I was aggravated.
But it was aggravating.
In 2004, he was aggravating.
"Well, I was aggravated," Duhon said.
This, to the Georgia courts, was "aggravated assault".
Then Mr. Brown said: "It was aggravating me at first.
The injury was aggravated last Thursday in Portland.
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