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ag⋅grieve

  [uh-greev]
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–verb (used with object), -grieved, -griev⋅ing.
1. to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice.
2. to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME agreven < MF agrever < L aggravāre to make heavy, worsen, equiv. to ag- ag- + grav- (see grave 2 ) + -āre inf. suffix; cf. aggravate

Related forms:
ag⋅grieve⋅ment, noun
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ag·grieve   (ə-grēv')   
tr.v.   ag·grieved, ag·griev·ing, ag·grieves

  1. To distress; afflict.

  2. To inflict an injury or injuries on.


[Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever, from Latin aggravāre, to make worse; see aggravate.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

aggrieve 
1330, from O.Fr. agrever "bear heavily on," from L. aggravare "make heavier" (see aggravation). Aggrieved in the legal sense of "injured or wronged in one's rights" is from 1590.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ag·grieve
Pronunciation: &-'grEv
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ag·grieved; ag·griev·ing
: to inflict injury on: as a : to adversely affect the interests of aggrieved by the exemption> b : to infringe or deny the rights of aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure —Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 41(e)>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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