Tuesday word: Exacerbate
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1word1dayTuesday, Aug. 31, 2021
Exacerbate (verb)
ex·ac·er·bate [ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-]
verb (used with object)
1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH EXACERBATE
exasperate
OTHER WORDS FROM EXACERBATE
ex·ac·er·bat·ing·ly, adverb
ex·ac·er·ba·tion [ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn, ek-sas-], noun
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ing, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO EXACERBATE
annoy, aggravate, worsen, heighten, irritate, inflame, provoke, intensify, increase, embitter, exasperate, envenom, excite, madden, vex, enrage, add insult to injury, egg on, fan the flames, heat up
See synonyms for: exacerbate / exacerbated / exacerbates / exacerbating on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR EXACERBATE
1. intensify, inflame, worsen.
OPPOSITES FOR EXACERBATE
1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.
Origin: First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin exacerbatus (past participle of exacerbare “to exasperate, provoke”), equivalent to ex- ex- + acerbatus acerbate
HOW TO USE EXACERBATE IN A SENTENCE
Gelfond is a procrastinator, a tendency that virtual school has exacerbated.
THE LONELINESS OF AN INTERRUPTED ADOLESCENCE|ELLEN MCCARTHY|FEBRUARY 11, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
Air pollution, warned a group of top cardiological health organizations, also was exacerbating the risk of covid deaths.
THE VIRUS CAUSED MORE THAN A PANDEMIC. IT SET US ALL ABLAZE.|PHILIP KENNICOTT|FEBRUARY 5, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
In his State of the City address last month, Gloria said the pandemic had “exacerbated longstanding city budget problems the last administration did too little to address” and that the city faced structural budget deficits.
MORNING REPORT: ABOUT THAT STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT|VOICE OF SAN DIEGO|FEBRUARY 4, 2021|VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
“The pandemic has exacerbated all of the city’s budget problems,” Gloria said.
GLORIA EAGERLY FLAGGED BUDGET ISSUES BUT IS LESS EAGER TO ID SOLUTIONS|LISA HALVERSTADT|FEBRUARY 4, 2021|VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Exacerbate (verb)
ex·ac·er·bate [ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-]
verb (used with object)
1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH EXACERBATE
exasperate
OTHER WORDS FROM EXACERBATE
ex·ac·er·bat·ing·ly, adverb
ex·ac·er·ba·tion [ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn, ek-sas-], noun
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ing, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO EXACERBATE
annoy, aggravate, worsen, heighten, irritate, inflame, provoke, intensify, increase, embitter, exasperate, envenom, excite, madden, vex, enrage, add insult to injury, egg on, fan the flames, heat up
See synonyms for: exacerbate / exacerbated / exacerbates / exacerbating on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR EXACERBATE
1. intensify, inflame, worsen.
OPPOSITES FOR EXACERBATE
1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.
Origin: First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin exacerbatus (past participle of exacerbare “to exasperate, provoke”), equivalent to ex- ex- + acerbatus acerbate
HOW TO USE EXACERBATE IN A SENTENCE
Gelfond is a procrastinator, a tendency that virtual school has exacerbated.
THE LONELINESS OF AN INTERRUPTED ADOLESCENCE|ELLEN MCCARTHY|FEBRUARY 11, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
Air pollution, warned a group of top cardiological health organizations, also was exacerbating the risk of covid deaths.
THE VIRUS CAUSED MORE THAN A PANDEMIC. IT SET US ALL ABLAZE.|PHILIP KENNICOTT|FEBRUARY 5, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
In his State of the City address last month, Gloria said the pandemic had “exacerbated longstanding city budget problems the last administration did too little to address” and that the city faced structural budget deficits.
MORNING REPORT: ABOUT THAT STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT|VOICE OF SAN DIEGO|FEBRUARY 4, 2021|VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
“The pandemic has exacerbated all of the city’s budget problems,” Gloria said.
GLORIA EAGERLY FLAGGED BUDGET ISSUES BUT IS LESS EAGER TO ID SOLUTIONS|LISA HALVERSTADT|FEBRUARY 4, 2021|VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
