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Adjective: exacerbating  ig'za-sur`bey-ting
  1. Making worse
    "Exacerbating factors in any movement extend over time"
    - aggravating, exasperating
Verb: exacerbate  ig'za-sur`beyt
  1. Make worse
    "This drug exacerbates the pain"
    - worsen, aggravate, exasperate
     
  2. Exasperate or irritate
    - exasperate, aggravate

See also: exacerbation, intensifying

Type of: alter, anger, change, modify

Encyclopedia: Exacerbate

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