where did the word aggravate come from and what was the defintion??

Answer 1

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aggravate

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Answer 2

aggravate [ággrə vayt]
(3rd person present singular aggravates, present participle aggravating, past aggravated, past participle aggravated)
transitive verb
1. annoy somebody: to irritate or anger somebody, especially with a continuing or trivial annoyance (informal)
2. make something worse: to make something that is already bad or serious worse or more severe


[Mid-16th century. Probably via Old French , from Latin aggravat- , the past participle stem of aggravare ‘to make heavier’, ultimately from gravis ‘heavy’ (see grave2).]


-aggravating, adjective
-aggravatingly, adverb
-aggravator, noun
Aggravate = ‘annoy’?

The use of aggravate to mean ‘annoy’ or ‘irritate’ is still disliked by many people, despite a history of usage dating back to the 17th century: We were aggravated by the continuous loud noise from the street.Their bad behaviour has been very aggravating. Except in informal conversation it is usually better to use an alternative word such as annoy, exasperate, or irritate.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Not real sure where it came from, but it means to worsen.