English → Latin
“aggravate” in Latin
aggravōto add to or increase the weight of, make heavier, weigh down; to make worse or more dangerous, aggravate; to oppress, bgraviterheavily, weightily, ponderously; strongly, violently; severely, harshlyaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenamplificōto enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify; develop; to praise loudly, exaltagerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territorypondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a bodymolestiatrouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness; uneasiness, annoyance; molestationdolorpain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow; indignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeance
The English word aggravate itself goes back to Latin gravis, through aggravātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aggravate
aggravare (post-Augustan, but often in Liv.: ager, pondus, qulorem, etc.): gravius, majus reddere: augere (general term, increase; e.g., molestiam, dolorem): amplificare (dolorem, Cic.).
To aggravate (rhetorically), augere; e.g., alicujus facti atrocitatem; culpam (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aggravate?
- The usual Latin words for “aggravate” are aggravō, graviter, augeō; also amplificō, ager, pondus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.