exacerbate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/|/ɪkˈsæs-/    美 /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.). transitive
    — Near-synonym: worsen

词形变化

exacerbates present,singular,third-person exacerbating participle,present exacerbated participle,past exacerbated past

词源

First attested in 1660; borrowed from Latin exacerbātus, perfect passive participle of Latin exacerbō (“to provoke”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“out of; thoroughly”) + acerbō (“to embitter, harshen or worsen”).
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