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Third Person
exacerbates
Present Participle
exacerbating
Past Tense
exacerbated
Past Participle
exacerbated
1
to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse or more severe
transitive
- Ignoring the issue can exacerbate the problems in the long run.
- Adding more stress can exacerbate feelings of anxiety.
- Harsh weather conditions can exacerbate damage to infrastructure.
- They exacerbated the tension by avoiding discussions.
- We exacerbated the misunderstanding by not clarifying sooner.
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