EGAVE

exacerbate

About 1.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
    The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.

Similar words

aggravate exasperate worsen deteriorate toughen foment tighten intensify deepen strengthen

Often followed by

the this a these existing their or an it symptoms

Word family

exacerbated exacerbates exacerbating exacerbation exacerbations

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