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Definition of Exacerbate

1. Verb. Make worse. "This drug aggravates the pain"

2. Verb. Exasperate or irritate. "The bad news will exacerbate him"

Definition of Exacerbate

1. v. t. To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease.

Definition of Exacerbate

1. Verb. (transitive) To make worse(pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To irritate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exacerbate

1. [v -BATED, -BATING, -BATES]

Medical Definition of Exacerbate

1. To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease. Origin: L. Exacerbatus, p. P. Of exacerbare; ex out (intens) + acerbare. See Acerbate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exacerbate

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Literary usage of Exacerbate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Respiratory virus may exacerbate asthma through different mechanisms. One is that viral infections may cause epithelial damage and airway inflammation, ..."

2. Air Force Bombers: Options to Retire Or Restructure the Force Would Reduce by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... Additional B-2s Would exacerbate DOD's Efforts to Develop and Implement a Long-Term Recapitalization Plan Options for Reducing Bomber Costs these ..."

3. Depository Institutions: Flexible Accounting Rules Lead to Inflated (1993)
"... for Valuing Real Estate Loans May exacerbate Weaknesses in Accounting Rules Recognition and Measurement of Loan Losses Federal regulators' guidance to ..."

4. Access Denied?: Preventing Information Exclusion by Danny Kruger (1998)
"... computers which are used for other reasons. Table 2 sets out the predictions for PC ownership in the year 2000. How ICT might exacerbate exclusion 1 3 ..."

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