Both Uses of
aggravate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Indeed I am," replied the young magistrate with a smile; "and in the interesting trial that young lady is anxious to witness, the case would only be still more aggravated.†
Chpt 5-6 *
- But the mind of the procureur was made up; he felt assured that Benedetto was guilty, and he hoped by his skill in conducting this aggravated case to flatter his self-love, which was about the only vulnerable point left in his frozen heart.†
Chpt 107-108
Definition:
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(aggravate as in: she aggravates me) annoy or irritate