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exacerbates

exacerbates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exacerbate.

Meaning of exacerbate

Verb

exacerbate (third-person singular simple present exacerbates, present participle exacerbating, simple past and past participle exacerbated)

  1. (transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
    • Near-synonym: worsen
    Synonyms:
    aggravate, worsen

Questions about exacerbates

What is exacerbates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Exacerbates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exacerbate.

Words near exacerbates in the dictionary

  1. exabits
  2. exabyte
  3. exabytes
  4. exacerbate
  5. exacerbated
  6. exacerbates
  7. exacerbating
  8. exacerbatingly
  9. exacerbation
  10. exacerbations
  11. exacerbative

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