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exacerbate

Best crossword clue

"Worsen"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aabceeertxStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Make a problem worse.

Word origin

First attested in 1660; borrowed from Latin exacerbātus, perfect passive participle of Latin exacerbō (“to provoke”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“out of; thoroughly”) + acerbō (“to embitter, harshen or worsen”).

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: worsen
  • The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.

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