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age n. 1 lifetime, duration, length of existence; life-span: The
age of a stag is judged chiefly by its antlers. She was sixteen
years of age. 2 maturity, discretion; majority, adulthood,
seniority: When he comes of age he will inherit millions. 3
period, stage, time: Among these people, both boys and girls
undergo rites of passage at the age of puberty. He is a man of
middle age. 4 long time, aeon or esp. US eon; years: I haven't
seen you for an age! The noise went on for ages. 5 era, epoch,
period, time: The 18th century was known as the Augustan Age in
England.
--v. 6 grow old(er), mature, ripen: O, Matilda, I age too fast
for my years! You must first age the whisky in the barrel, then
bottle it.
aged adj. old, elderly, superannuated, ancient, age-old, grey,
venerable: The three aged women crouched in their chairs, each
with her own memories.
agency n. means, medium, instrumentality; intervention, intercession,
action, intermediation; operation, mechanism, force, power,
activity, working(s), energy: Pollen is carried from flower to
flower by the agency of certain insects.
agent n. 1 representative, intermediary, go-between, proxy, emissary,
delegate, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, deputy,
substitute, surrogate, advocate, emissary, legate, envoy,
factor: Our agent in Tokyo will look after the matter for you.
2 factor, agency, cause, means, force, instrument, power,
vehicle, ingredient: The active agent in this cleaner is
ammonia.
aggravate v. 1 worsen, intensify, exacerbate, heighten, magnify,
increase; inflame: They introduce new problems and aggravate
the old ones. 2 exasperate, frustrate; anger, incense,
infuriate; provoke, irritate, nettle, rile, vex, annoy, harass,
hector, bother; embitter, rankle, Colloq peeve, needle, get on
one's nerves; Slang Brit give (someone) aggro: Threats only
serve to aggravate people.