exacerbate
21exacerbate — verb (T) to make a bad situation worse: Reilly s crass comments just exacerbated the tension. exacerbation noun (U) …
22exacerbate — verb each party blames the other for exacerbating the problem Syn: aggravate, worsen, inflame, compound; intensify, increase, heighten, magnify, add to, amplify, augment; informal add fuel to the fire/flames See note at exasperate Ant: reduce …
23exacerbate — v 1. aggravate, worsen, add insult to injury, rub salt into the wound, Inf. rub it in, pour oil on the fire; sharpen, intensify, heighten, deepen, add fuel to the fire or flames, fan or stoke or fuel the fire or flames. 2. embitter, envenom, gall …
24exacerbate — ex·ac·er·bate …
25exacerbate — [ɪgˈzæsəˌbeɪt] verb [T] formal to make a problem worse …
26exacerbate — ex•ac•er•bate [[t]ɪgˈzæs ərˌbeɪt, ɛkˈsæs [/t]] v. t. bat•ed, bat•ing 1) to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.) 2) to embitter the feelings of (a person) • Etymology: 1650–60; < L exacerbātus, ptp. of… …
27exacerbate — /əgˈzæsəbeɪt/ (say uhg zasuhbayt) verb (t) (exacerbated, exacerbating) 1. to increase the bitterness or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. 2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate. {Latin exacerbātus, past …
28exacerbate — v.tr. 1 make (pain, anger, etc.) worse. 2 irritate (a person). Derivatives: exacerbation n. Etymology: L exacerbare (as EX (1), acerbus bitter) …
29Exacerbated — Exacerbate Ex*ac er*bate ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacerbated} ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacerbating} ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out… …
30Exacerbating — Exacerbate Ex*ac er*bate ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacerbated} ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacerbating} ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out… …
