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Verb: exacerbate  ig'za-sur`beyt
  1. Make worse
    "This drug exacerbates the pain"
    - worsen, aggravate, exasperate
     
  2. Exasperate or irritate
    - exasperate, aggravate

Derived forms: exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbates

See also: exacerbation

Type of: alter, anger, change, modify

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