Antonyms for exacerbate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-

Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzæs ərˌbeɪt, ɛkˈsæs-

Definition of exacerbate

Origin : 1650s, a back-formation from exacerbation or else from Latin exacerbatus, past participle of exacerbare (see exacerbation). Related: Exacerbated; exacerbating.

verb infuriate; make worse

Example sentences :

To remove all things which may alarm, torment, or exacerbate?
Extract from : « Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) » by Thomas Hart Benton

It's not for you, and you do but exacerbate the frightful pain there's been in feeling it with them.
Extract from : « This Freedom » by A. S. M. Hutchinson

Any foreign intervention serves only to exacerbate the situation by increasing the number and intensity of inter-ethnic grudges.
Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin

Synonyms for exacerbate

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