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Revision as of 14:26, 7 February 2018
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin exacerbo (“to provoke”); ex (“out of; thoroughly”) + acerbo (“to embitter, harshen or worsen”).
Pronunciation
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|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter)Audio (US): (file)
Verb
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- (transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.
- The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.
- 2013, Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing (in The Guardian, 20 August 2013)[1]
- The reasons for this growing disconnect are myriad and complex but the situation is exacerbated by the reality that those English players who do smash through our game's "glass ceiling" command radically inflated transfer fees.
Derived terms
Translations
to make worse
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See also
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) exacerbāte