v.使…恶化
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
exacerbate (verb)transitive verb
to make more violent, , or severe - bitter the proposed shutdown … would exacerbate unemployment problems Science
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exacerbate (verb)to make more severe
SYNONYMS:
aggravate, complicate, worsenRELATED WORDS:
amplify, deepen, intensify, magnifyNEAR ANTONYMS:
ameliorate, better, improve