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What does exacerbate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word exacerbate? Here's what it means.

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  1. (transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.
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On the contrary, giving the state extraconstitutional powers will exacerbate its crisis of legitimacy.
Influenza or rhinovirus infections in adults, or respiratory syncytial or other viruses in young children, can exacerbate or lead to asthma.
In fact, an excess of these helpful minerals may even depress your immune system and exacerbate the infection process.
Action which did not take such doubts seriously could easily exacerbate the problems of an already volatile region.
Social and economic problems on reserves and among urban natives exacerbate the situation.
The parties to contested actions are often at daggers drawn, and the litigious process serves to exacerbate the hostility between them.

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