verb

1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.

2. (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.

3. To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.

   “He aggravated the story.”

Synonyms: exasperate, irritate, provoke, exacerbate, exaggerate, heighten, increase, intensify