Exacerbate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
Exacerbate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
/ɪgˈzæs.ə.beɪt/ US /-ɚ-/ (verb)
to make something which is already bad worse, make worse, worsen, aggravate, impair, intensify, irritate, provoke, annoy:
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
Antonym
soothe, pour oil on troubled waters, relieve
Parts of Speech
- Noun: exacerbation
- Noun: exacerbator
