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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 definition: 1. to make something that is already bad even worse: 2. to make something that is already bad even…. Learn more.

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

    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

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › exacerbateEXACERBATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    2 meanings: 1. to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc) more intense; aggravate 2. to exasperate or irritate (a person).... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › exacerbateExacerbate - definition of exacerbate by The Free Dictionary

    ex·ac·er·bate. (ĭg-zăs′ər-bāt′) tr.v. ex·ac·er·bat·ed, ex·ac·er·bat·ing, ex·ac·er·bates. To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionexacerbate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    exacerbate something to make something worse, especially a disease or problem synonym aggravate His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation. The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXACERBATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    EXACERBATE definition: to make something worse: . Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishexacerbate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of exacerbate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › exacerbateexacerbate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · exacerbate (third-person singular simple present exacerbates, present participle exacerbating, simple past and past participle exacerbated) ( transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate . The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.

  11. 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.