单词 | exacerbate |
释义 | exacerbate —exacerbatingly, adv. —exacerbation, n. /ig zas"euhr bayt', ek sas"-/, v.t., exacerbated, exacerbating. 1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. 2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate. [1650-60; < L exacerbatus (ptp. of exacerbare to exasperate, provoke), equiv. to ex- EX-1 + acerbatus ACERBATE] Syn. 1. intensify, inflame, worsen. Ant. 1. relieve, soothe, alleviate. |
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