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- Dictionaryex·ac·er·bate/iɡˈzasərˌbāt/
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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EXACERBATE definition: 1. to make something that is already bad even worse: 2. to make something that is already bad even…. Learn more.
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
Exacerbate definition: to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. . See examples of EXACERBATE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
verb. If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse. [formal] Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: irritate, excite, provoke, infuriate More Synonyms of exacerbate. exacerbation (ɪgzæsəʳbeɪʃən ) uncountable noun. ...the exacerbation of global problems. [ + of]
verb. /ɪɡˈzæsərˌbeɪt/ exacerbate something (formal) Verb Forms. 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. Definitions on the go.
EXACERBATE definition: to make something worse: . Learn more.
Exacerbate definition: To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate.
