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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaggraver
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aggraver
"Le froid peut aggraver les symptômes."
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To make a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious.
"Stressing the knee too soon can aggravate the injury."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'aggravare', from 'ad-' (to) + 'gravis' (heavy), meaning to make heavy or burdensome. Entering Middle English in the 15th century, it initially meant to make a wrong or offense more serious, later expanding in the 17th century to include worsening physical conditions or annoying people.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aggravate" is said worldwide
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aggraver
Transliteration: aggraver
"Le froid peut aggraver les symptômes."
verschlimmern
Transliteration: verschlimmern
"Das schlechte Wetter kann die Situation verschlimmern."
aggravare
Transliteration: aggravare
"Questo errore non farà che aggravare la situazione."
agravar
Transliteration: agravar
"La falta de sueño puede agravar el dolor de cabeza."
agravar
Transliteration: agravar
"O calor excessivo pode agravar os problemas respiratórios."
गंभीर करना
Transliteration: gambhir karna
"इस दवा से आपकी स्थिति और गंभीर हो सकती है।"
加重
Transliteration: jiāzhòng
"这样做只会加重病情。"
악화시키다
Transliteration: akhwasikida
"스트레스는 증상을 악화시킬 수 있습니다."
悪化させる
Transliteration: akka saseru
"無理をすると症状を悪化させます。"
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