Synonyms for exacerbate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzæs ərˌbeɪt, ɛkˈsæs- |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for exacerbate
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