what do aggravate mean
agâ²graÂ·vaâ²tor n. Usage Note: Aggravate comes from the Latin verb aggravÄre, which meant to make heavier, that is, to add to the weight of.. It also had the extended senses to burden or to oppress.. On the basis of this etymology, it is claimed by some that aggravate should not be used to mean to irritate, annoy, rouse to anger.. But such senses for the word date back to the 17th century and are pervasive.