EXACERBATE


Meaning of EXACERBATE in English

(~s, exacerbating, ~d)

If something ~s a problem or bad situation, it makes it worse. (FORMAL)

Longstanding poverty has been ~d by racial divisions.

= aggravate

VERB: V n

exacerbation

...the exacerbation of global problems.

N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n

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