transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪgzæsə(r)beɪt ]
( exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated)
If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse. ( FORMAL )
Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
= aggravate
VERB : V n
• ex‧ac‧er‧ba‧tion
...the exacerbation of global problems.
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