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exacerbate
[ ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas- ]
exacerbate
/ ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt; ɪkˈsæs- /
verb
- to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc) more intense; aggravate
- to exasperate or irritate (a person)
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Derived Forms
- exˌacerˈbation, noun
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Other Words From
- ex·ac·er·bat·ing·ly adverb
- ex·ac·er·ba·tion [ig-zas-er-, bey, -sh, uh, n, ek-sas-], noun
- un·ex·ac·er·bat·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exacerbate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exacerbate1
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Example Sentences
They wind up on the streets or in jail, environments that will exacerbate their problems.
And a coup probably would exacerbate the economic problems that months of friction, violence and impasse have wrought.
They can exacerbate splits within a ruling leadership, foment popular unrest, or expedite a dwindling current account.
But instead of taking my edge off, all the wine did was exacerbate my starvation-induced headache.
He said the administration would only approve the project if it “does not significantly exacerbate the climate problem.”
The negro's competition for jobs and homes will probably exacerbate relations.
To remove all things which may alarm, torment, or exacerbate?
It's not for you, and you do but exacerbate the frightful pain there's been in feeling it with them.
Any foreign intervention serves only to exacerbate the situation by increasing the number and intensity of inter-ethnic grudges.
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