Exacerbate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard for Exacerbate

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

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