Exacerbate Definition & Meaning
exacerbate
- verb
- make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
- exasperate or irritate
Words that rhyme with exacerbate
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- What does exacerbate mean?
- make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" exasperate or irritate
- What part of speech is exacerbate?
- Exacerbate is a verb.
- How many definitions does exacerbate have?
- Exacerbate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).