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to make something that is already bad even worse: This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deteriorating and making worse. add. admin. aggravate. backslide. be downhill idiom. debase. deteriorate. deterioration. devaluation. devalue. disintegrate. dog.
- Exacerbate
EXACERBATE meaning: 1. to make something that is already bad...
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- Exacerbate
Definition of exacerbate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. 2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate. SYNONYMS 1. intensify, inflame, worsen. ANTONYMS 1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.
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The meaning of EXACERBATE is to make more violent, bitter, or severe. How to use exacerbate in a sentence. Did you know? Exacerbate vs. Exasperate
verb [ T ] uk/ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. to make something worse: Sunny weather exacerbates the effects of pollution. (Definition of exacerbate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
For a formal-sounding verb that means to make worse, try exacerbate. If you're in trouble, complaining about it will only exacerbate the problem.