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Exacerbate

verb
/ɪkˈsæs-/
Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.verbTo make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate; exasperate.
"The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems."

Synonyms

aggravateexasperateworsendeterioratetoughenfomenttightenintensifydeepenstrengthenwidenenlarge

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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