Aggravates

verb

1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
2. (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
3. To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.

   "He aggravated the story."

4. To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
5. To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.