exacerbate

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Learn the meaning of exacerbate with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

exacerbate

(verb)

Meaning

to make a problem worse

Example

"Running on a sprained ankle may exacerbate the injury."

Synonyms

aggravateintensifyamplify

Antonyms

alleviatemitigatecalm