EXACERBATE

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

(verb) make worse; “This drug aggravates the pain”

exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate

(verb) exasperate or irritate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*ac"er*bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacerrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exacerrating.] Etym: [L. exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) + acerbare. See Acerbate.]

Definition: To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease. Broughman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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