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exacerbate

verb

ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt

Meaning

To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Climate change exacerbates flooding issues.

The pollution in the city only exacerbates the health problems.

aggravate, intensify, worsen

Entry 1

aggravate, intensify

Entry 2

worsen, aggravate

alleviate, mitigate, ease

Entry 1

alleviate, mitigate

Entry 2

alleviate, ease

To act in an excessively humble or submissive way to gain favor.

to greet someone in a friendly way

to lose something temporarily by putting it in the wrong place

to obtain, receive, or come to have something

To connect or link together; to become a member of a group.

Coming or going back to a place or person.