EXACERBATE


Meaning of EXACERBATE in English

[ ɪg'zasəbeɪt , ɛk'sas- ]

■ verb make (something bad) worse.

Derivatives

exacerbation noun

Origin

C17 (earlier (ME) as exacerbation , in the sense 'provocation to anger'): from L. exacerbat- , exacerbare 'make harsh'.

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