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What does aggravate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word aggravate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.
  2. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate
  3. To exasperate; to provoke, to irritate.
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Nor would bringing in outside elements necessarily moderate ethnic nationalism, and may instead aggravate ethnic defensiveness.
Not how will you aggravate him, challenge him, dare him, antagonize him, and make an enemy out of him.
Shovelling snow, swimming by way of a crawl or butterfly stroke, or playing hockey all aggravate his condition.
Some critics complain that any such bailout would aggravate the market's decline by encouraging investors to dump even more losers.
This can lead to diestocks being lost or misplaced, and can aggravate the user.
A patient history should include attention to exogenous agents that may cause or further aggravate symptoms.

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