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aggravo
aggravo
See also: aggravò
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- + gravō (“weigh down; oppress”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaɡ.ɡra.woː/
Verb
aggravō (present infinitive aggravāre, perfect active aggravāvī, supine aggravātum); first conjugation
- I add to or increase the weight of, make heavier, weigh down.
- (figuratively) I make worse or more dangerous, aggravate.
- (figuratively) I oppress, burden, annoy.
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References
- aggravo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aggravo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “aggravo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.