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exacerbated Definition


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exacerbate
verb
    exacerbated, exacerbating
    1. To make (a bad situation, anger or pain, etc) worse or more severe.
      Thesaurus: worsen, aggravate, intensify, increase, heighten.
Derivative: exacerbation
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin exacerbare, exacerbatum to irritate, from acerbus bitter.



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