How many syllables in aggravate?

There are 3 syllables in the word aggravate.

Divide aggravate into syllables:

aggravate (verb):: make worse.; to make (a disease, situation, or problem) worse; to make (something) worse, more serious, or more severe to intensify (something) unpleasantly

add insult to injury

alter

anger

annoy

bother

bug

burn (up)

chafe

change

degrade

eat

exacerbate

exaggerate

exasperate

fan the flames of

frost

get

get to

grate

gripe

hack (off)

heighten

increase

inflame

infuriate

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