There's nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning with them won't aggravate. From LearnThat.org. [Quoted from www.zaadz.com]
The word aggravate annoys him, so say irritate instead?. From Wordnik.com. [Language Log] Reference
I'm going to let the use of "aggravate" in lieu of "irritate" slide, though. From Wordnik.com. [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference
I also get annoyed with people who seem to think that 'aggravate' and 'irritate' are synonyms. From Wordnik.com. [Your (You're) Joking] Reference
"I thought 'aggravate' meant making worse than it is," said quiet little Mary Pinfall. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Girls] Reference
Debt charity, the Consumer Credit Counselling Service, said the decline would "aggravate" the level of repossessions. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"aggravate" them; and he does aggravate them, and is satisfied. From Wordnik.com. [Gala-days] Reference
"aggravate" the fight against HIV / AIDs, is at odds with official policy in Angola. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
They excuse themselves; they aggravate their fault. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Chronic indigestion seems to aggravate the disease. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
He adds: "They will aggravate the humanitarian situation.". From Wordnik.com. [The New Misery Index] Reference
Financial issues can aggravate an already stressful situation. From Wordnik.com. [Confronting Alzheimer's] Reference
This served to multiply their grievances, and aggravate their distress. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Each one, while it cut deeply, seemed to aggravate him to greater wilfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
This would aggravate Europe's political tensions and increase its self-absorption. From Wordnik.com. [The Boom Has Come And Gone] Reference
But mold that covers a large area can aggravate asthma and other respiratory conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Can household mold make me sick?] Reference
If there's any doubt about your comrade next to you, that's going to aggravate that doubt. From Wordnik.com. [Of Fear And Trust] Reference
"With bitter physic purge the bitter bile," for we rather increase and aggravate the disease. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
But delay will only aggravate our future problems, just as past errors aggravate present problems. From Wordnik.com. [Learning From the Oil Shock] Reference
They can aggravate dryness and leave your skin feeling tight and even, eventually, lead to a rash. From Wordnik.com. [Do Long, Hot Showers Dry Your Skin?] Reference
To those who see cell phones as progress, I say: they aggravate noise pollution and threaten our solitude. From Wordnik.com. [A CELL PHONE? NEVER FOR ME.] Reference
Milk given constipated babies should be raw, never boiled, as boiled milk will always aggravate the trouble. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
To aggravate matters, the Hollywood writers 'strike has deprived many television viewers of their comic relief. From Wordnik.com. [Here’s The Good News] Reference
The strikes that have disrupted public transport aggravate only those commuters who persist in commuting at all. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From Paris: Savoring A Summer's Scandal] Reference
Getting vaccinated against hepatitis A and B is also a good idea, since a dual infection can aggravate the disease. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Have Hepatitis C?] Reference
Many people at the bottom are immigrants, and because they arrive poor, they instantly aggravate all these problems. From Wordnik.com. [Immigration And Poverty] Reference
He also brought the mother to my apartments, and occupied my parlor bedroom with her for years -- all to aggravate me. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
“Essentially I did a lactic threshold test on the trainer, in the drops to aggravate the problem,” said MacGregor. From Wordnik.com. [Blood flow condition forces Kelly Benefit Strategies’ Ian MacGregor to retire from bike racing] Reference
Love-spats instead of being universal, they are consequent on imperfect love, and only aggravate, never correct errors. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
If mold is spreading, odds increase that it can aggravate respiratory conditions for family members, including asthma. From Wordnik.com. [Watch out for mold in the wake of recent storms] Reference
Nonetheless, all of them were seeking safety in numbers, with none wanting to aggravate Beijing by leading from the front. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Clinton Changes America's China Policy] Reference
IKEA's environmental team is looking at railways and other alternatives to exhaust-belching trucks that aggravate global warming. From Wordnik.com. [The Teflon Shield] Reference
Over time, the prison system became dependent on these pardons to thin out populations during the summer, when heat can aggravate tensions. From Wordnik.com. [Incarceration Nation] Reference
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