exacerbate
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ex·ac·er·bate
(ĭg-zăs'ər-bāt') 
tr.v., -bat·ed, -bat·ing, -bates.
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.
tr.v., -bat·ed, -bat·ing, -bates.
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.
[Latin exacerbāre, exacerbāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + acerbāre, to make harsh (from acerbus, harsh).]
exacerbation ex·ac'er·ba'tion n.Antonyms by Answers.com:
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exacerbate
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Definition: infuriate
Antonyms: aid, calm, comfort, help, soothe
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exacerbate
IN BRIEF: To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
Making too many erasures will only exacerbate the problem of the paper not being neat enough.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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exacerbation
Increase in severity of a disease or any of its clinical signs.
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Exacerbate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forværre, ophidse
Nederlands (Dutch)
verhevigen, irriteren
Français (French)
v. tr. - exacerber, irriter, exaspérer (qn)
Deutsch (German)
v. - verschlimmern, irritieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιδεινώνω, χειροτερεύω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - agravar, exacerbar, irritar
Русский (Russian)
усиливать, обострять, углублять
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - exacerbar, intensificar, agravar, irritar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvärra, intensifiera, irritera
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恶化, 激怒, 增剧
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 惡化, 激怒, 增劇
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悪化させる, つのらせる, 憤激させる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يفاقم الألم أو الغضب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הרע, החמיר, הכביד, הרגיז
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