exacerbates

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third-person singular of exacerbate
exacerbate
To irritate
exacerbate
To make (pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate

The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.

exacerbate
to make more sharp, severe, or virulent
exacerbate
make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
exacerbate
make (pain, anger, etc) worse; aggravate
exacerbate
To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease
exacerbate
If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse. Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions. = aggravate + exacerbation ex·ac·er·ba·tion the exacerbation of global problems. to make a bad situation worse (past participle of exacerbare, from acerbus )
exacerbate
{f} worsen, intensify, aggravate
exacerbate
irritate
exacerbate
exasperate or irritate
exacerbates

    Turkish pronunciation

    îgzäsırbeyts

    Pronunciation

    /əgˈzasərˌbāts/ /ɪɡˈzæsɜrˌbeɪts/

    Etymology

    [ ig-'za-s&r-"bAt ] (transitive verb.) 1660. Latin exacerbatus, past participle of exacerbare, from ex- + acerbus harsh, bitter, from acer sharp; more at EDGE.
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