Aggrieve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrieving.]
Etymology: [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See Grieve, and cf. Aggravate.]
To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. Macaulay.
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Aggrieve, v. i.
To grieve; to lament. [Obs.]
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for aggrieve; he lists it under abuse.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.