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exacerbating

exacerbating is the present participle and gerund 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

Adjective

exacerbating (not comparable)

  1. That exacerbates

Words formed from exacerbating

Questions about exacerbating

What does exacerbating mean?
Exacerbating means that exacerbates.
What is exacerbating the present participle and gerund of?
Exacerbating is the present participle and gerund of exacerbate.
What part of speech is exacerbating?
Exacerbating is an adjective.

Words near exacerbating in the dictionary

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

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