Definitions for exacerbate
ɪgˈzæs ərˌbeɪt, ɛkˈsæs-ex·ac·er·bate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperateverb

   make worse

   "This drug aggravates the pain"

2. exacerbate, exasperate, aggravateverb

   exasperate or irritate

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exacerbateverb

   To make worse(pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate.

   The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.

2. exacerbateverb

   To irritate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXACERBATEverb

   To imbitter; to exasperate; to heighten any malignant quality.

   Etymology: exacerbo, Latin.

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1. exacerbate

   An exacerbation, in medicine, is the worsening of a disease or an increase in its symptoms. Examples includes an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure.

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1. exacerbate

   Exacerbate is a verb that means to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse. It refers to increasing the severity, violence, or bitterness of something, such as a disease or hostility.

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1. Exacerbateverb

   to render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease

2. Etymology: [L. exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) + acerbare. See Acerbate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exacerbate

   egz-as′ėr-bāt, or eks-, v.t. to embitter: to provoke: to render more violent or severe, as a disease.—ns. Exacerbā′tion, Exacerbes′cence, increase of irritation or violence, esp. the increase of a fever or disease: embitterment. [L. exacerbāre, -ātum—ex, and acerbāre, from acerbus, bitter.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exacerbate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exacerbate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of exacerbate in a Sentence

1. Daniel Swain:

   This [storm] is going to bring a whole litany of concerns that are probably greater than we had initially anticipated a few days ago, frankly, even widespread moderate rain at this point is going to exacerbate flood conditions in some places — so not the best news.

2. Christopher Wray:

   We focus on the violence and the federal criminal activity regardless of the inspiration. We understand QAnon to be more of a reference to a complex conspiracy theory or set of complex conspiracy theories, largely promoted online, which has sort of morphed into more of a movement, like a lot of other conspiracy theories, the effects of Covid, anxiety social, social isolation, financial hardship... all exacerbate people's vulnerability to those theories, and we are concerned about the potential that those things can lead to violence, and where it is an inspiration for federal crime, we're going to aggressively pursue it.

3. Lisa Murray:

   Those areas that are already vulnerable following last week’s weather are expected to see more rain, strong wind, heavy swells and coastal inundation which will exacerbate the situation, if the cyclone continues on its current path towards the north of Aotearoa New Zealand, we can expect this to be an extreme weather event with widespread damage.

4. Stephen Harrison:

   It has been really bad, this is our wet time of year and we're still not getting the heavy rains we need. There is plenty of dry fuels around and the extreme heat this weekend will only exacerbate the issue.

5. Norman Mailer:

   The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exacerbate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exacerbate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exacerbate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exacerbate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exacerbate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=exacerbate