EXACERBATING

aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating

(adjective) making worse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

exacerbating

present participle of exacerbate

Adjective

exacerbating (not comparable)

That exacerbates

Source: Wiktionary


EXACERBATE

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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CALPAC

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