Direction: In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
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AGGRAVATE
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- depreciate
- extinguish
- subsidise
- alleviate
Correct Option: D
alleviate (Verb) : to make something less severe ; ease
aggravate (Verb) : to worsen ; to irritate; to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse; to annoy somebody deliberately depreciate (Verb) : to become less valuable over a period of time
extinguish (Verb) : to put out ; to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining
subsidise (Verb) : to give money to somebody/an organisation to help pay for something