exacerbate (redirected from exacerbates)

ex·ac·er·bate  (g-zsr-bt)

tr.v. ex·ac·er·bat·ed, ex·ac·er·bat·ing, ex·ac·er·bates

To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.

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[Latin exacerbre, exacerbt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + acerbre, to make harsh (from acerbus, harsh; see ak- in Indo-European roots).]

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ex·acer·bation n.

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exacerbate [ɪgˈzæsəˌbeɪt ɪkˈsæs-]

vb (tr)

1. to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc.) more intense; aggravate

2. to exasperate or irritate (a person)

[from Latin exacerbāre to irritate, from acerbus bitter]

exacerbation  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	exacerbate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" aggravate, worsen, exasperate irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" inflame - cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" cheapen, degrade - lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
	2.	exacerbate - exasperate or irritate               exasperate, aggravate anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

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exacerbate

verb make worse, excite, provoke, irritate, intensify, worsen, infuriate, aggravate (informal), enrage, madden, inflame, exasperate, vex, embitter, add insult to injury, fan the flames of, envenom Their poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.

Translations

exacerbate [eksˈæsəbeɪt] VT [+ pain, disease] → exacerbar; [+ relations, situation] → empeorar

exacerbate [ɪgˈzæsə^rbeɪt] vt [+ situation, problem] → aggraver; [+ symptoms] → exacerber, accentuer

exacerbate

vt person → verärgern; pain, disease, problem → verschlimmern; hate → vergrößern; resentment, discontent → vertiefen; situation, crisis, tensions → verschärfen

exacerbate [ɪgzˈæsəˌbeɪt] (frm) vt (pain) → aggravare; (relations, situation) → esacerbare, inasprire