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aggravate

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aggravate verb
to become more serious or severe, especially regarding an illness or a negative situation

If not treated in time, the condition may worsen.

emphasize verb
to stress or place importance on something, especially in speech or tone

He spoke with more emphasis to get everyone's attention.

increase weight verb
to make heavier or to increase a burden, workload, or punishment

These extra tasks have increased his workload.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.47 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
19.5 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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