Difference between Aggravate and Worsen

AGGRAVATE vs WORSEN: VERB

To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase.
To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate.
To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.
To make worse or more troublesome.
To annoy or exasperate: : annoy.

To exaggerate; give coloring to in description; give an exaggerated representation of: as, to aggravate circumstances.
To provoke; irritate; tease.
Synonyms To heighten, raise, increase, magnify; overstate. See list under exaggerate.
To make more grave or heavy; increase the weight or pressure of; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: as, to aggravate guilt or crime, the evils or annoyances of life, etc.
Literally, to add weight to or upon; increase the amount, quantity, or force of; make heavier by added quantity or burden.

Darken, Reinforce, Contribute, Rile, Deteriorate, Escalate, Intensify, Heighten, Deepen, Provoke, Inflame, Complicate, Exasperate, Worsen, Exacerbate

Fester, Heighten, Deterioration, Impair, Inflame, Deepen, Complicate, Intensify, Escalate, Weaken, Deteriorate, Decline, Exasperate, Aggravate, Exacerbate

Darken, Reinforce, Contribute, Rile, Deteriorate, Escalate, Intensify, Heighten, Deepen, Provoke, Inflame, Complicate, Exasperate, Worsen, Exacerbate

Fester, Heighten, Deterioration, Impair, Inflame, Deepen, Complicate, Intensify, Escalate, Weaken, Deteriorate, Decline, Exasperate, Aggravate, Exacerbate

However, surgery may worsen hepatic encephalopathy or ascites.
Will automation worsen job prospects for vulnerable workers?
What, if anything, seems to worsen your symptoms?
Squeezing pustules can worsen their appearance later on.
Very hot or cold water may worsen acne.
Pregnancy itself does not appear to worsen prognosis.
If left untreated, they can worsen over time.
If these symptoms worsen, consult your healthcare provider.
In this sense, BPD can worsen relationship issues.
If sales trends or economic conditions worsen for franchisees, their financial results may worsen and our royalty, rent and other fee revenues may decline.