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aggrieve

v.
US //əˈɡɹiv// ag·grieve Archaic
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From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, injure”), from Latin gravare (“to weigh down”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grieve, and compare with aggravate.

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