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exacerbate
[ ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas- ]
verb (used with object)
- to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: , ,
- to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.
exacerbate
/ ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt; ɪkˈsæs- /
verb
- to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc) more intense; aggravate
- to exasperate or irritate (a person)
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ····Բ· adverb
- ····پDz [ig-zas-er-, bey, -sh, uh, n, ek-sas-], noun
- ܲ·····Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of exacerbate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of exacerbate1
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Example Sentences
The WFP said the current Israeli blockade – the longest closure that Gaza has ever faced – had exacerbated already fragile markets and food systems.
“That is a legitimate concern and one that would be exacerbated if he were granted bail.”
Meeting after meeting, they repeat the theme: Quintana’s problems may have been exacerbated by the impenetrability of her parents’ bond, or by her mother’s tendency to distance.
He told me that the problems in his area had been exacerbated by people from elsewhere bringing their rubbish into poorer inner-city areas to get rid of it.
Most of those departures were a steady stream of retirements, exacerbated by a spike in resignations that year.
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