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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exacerbate \Ex*ac"er*bate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacerrated}; p. pr & vb n. {Exacerrating}.] [L. exacerbatus p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) + acerbare See {Acerbate}.] To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease. --Broughman. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exacerbate v 1: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {worsen}, {aggravate}, {exasperate}] [ant: {better}] 2: exasperate or irritate [syn: {exasperate}, {aggravate}]
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