Aggravate and Emphasize

Aggravate

Aggravate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

Emphasize and aggravate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Aggravate".

Nearby Words: aggravation, aggravating

Emphasize

Emphasize verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.

Aggravate and emphasize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aggravate" instead a verb "Emphasize".

Common collocations

position aggravate position emphasize position
characters aggravate characters emphasize characters
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