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    exacerbate
    /ɪɡˈzasəbeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse: "the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXACERBATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Exacerbate means to make something that is already bad even worse. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exacerbateExacerbate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Exacerbate means to make more violent, bitter, or severe. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and medical usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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    Exacerbate definition: to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. . See examples of EXACERBATE used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXACERBATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of exacerbate, a verb that means to make something that is already bad even worse. See how to use it in sentences and how to pronounce it in British and American English.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXACERBATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Exacerbate means to make something worse or more intense, such as a problem, a situation, or a feeling. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and pronunciation guides, and see examples from various sources.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › exacerbateExacerbate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Think of exacerbate then as a sharp or bitter thing that makes something worse. A drought will exacerbate a country's food shortage. Worsen , intensify , aggravate and compound are similar, but exacerbate has the sense of an irritant being added in to make something bad even worse.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › exacerbateexacerbate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Exacerbate means to make something worse, especially a disease or problem. Learn how to pronounce, use and collocate this formal verb with examples and synonyms.