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Definition of exacerbate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

exacerbate

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɪɡˈzæsərˌbeɪt//
 
exacerbate something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they exacerbate
 
he / she / it exacerbates
 
past simple exacerbated
 
-ing form exacerbating
 
 
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to make something worse, especially a disease or problem synonym aggravate His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation. The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.
exacerbation
 
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NAmE//ɪɡˌzæsərˈbeɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable, countable]See exacerbate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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