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   exacerbate

   /ɪɡˈzasəbeɪt/

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   • 1. make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse: "the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin exacerbat- ‘made harsh’, from the verb exacerbare, from ex- (expressing inducement of a state) + acerbus ‘harsh, bitter’.

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   What does exacerbate mean?

   • For a formal-sounding verb that means to make worse, try exacerbate. If you're in trouble, complaining about it will only exacerbate the problem. Exacerbate is related to the adjective acrid, often used to describe sharp-smelling smoke. Think of exacerbate then as a sharp or bitter thing that makes something worse.

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   Where did the word exacerbate come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb exacerbate is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for exacerbate is from 1660, in Hist. Wars Scot. under Montrose. exacerbate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin exacerbāt-.

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   What does exacerbar mean?

   • exacerbar… exacerbar, agravar… kötüleştirmek, olumsuz etkisini artırmak, daha kötü hale getirmek… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! EXACERBATE definition: 1. to make something that is already bad even worse: 2. to make something that is already bad even…. Learn more.

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   What if something exacerbates a problem or bad situation?

   • If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   What is the difference between exacerbate and exasperate?

   • Exacerbate is now the more common choice of these two words when one seeks to indicate that something is becoming increasingly bitter, violent, or unpleasant. It comes in part from the Latin word acer, meaning “sharp,” whereas exasperate is from asper, the Latin word for “rough.”

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   What is the difference between annoy and exacerbate?

   • Exasperate is today most commonly used as a synonym of annoy, but for several hundred years it also had the meanings “to make more grievous” and “to make harsh or harsher.” Exacerbate is now the more common choice of these two words when one seeks to indicate that something is becoming increasingly bitter, violent, or unpleasant.

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   Learn the meaning of exacerbate, a verb that means to make something that is already bad even worse. See how to use it in sentences and how to pronounce it in British and American English.

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     EXACERBATE translate: 使惡化；使加重；使加劇. Learn more in the...

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     EXACERBATE meaning: 1. to make something that is already bad...

   • Znaczenie Exacerbate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     EXACERBATE definicja: 1. to make something that is already...

   • Exacerbate in Catalan

     EXACERBATE translate: exacerbar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Exacerbate in Arabic

     EXACERBATE translate: يُفاقِم. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Exacerbate in Russian

     EXACERBATE translate: усиливать, усугублять . Learn more in...

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   Exacerbate means to make more violent, bitter, or severe. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and medical usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Exacerbate means to make something worse or more intense, such as a problem, a situation, or a feeling. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and pronunciation guides, and see examples from various sources.

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   For a formal-sounding verb that means to make worse, try exacerbate. If you're in trouble, complaining about it will only exacerbate the problem.

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   mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the verb exacerbate is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for exacerbate is from 1660, in Hist. Wars Scot. under Montrose. exacerbate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin exacerbāt-.

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   Exacerbate means to make something worse, more intense, or more bitter. It is often confused with exasperate, which means to annoy or irritate. See examples, translations, and verb tables of exacerbate.

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    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.