verb · transitive · rare

exacerbate

ex·acer·bate

exacerbate · exacerbates · exacerbated · exacerbating

поглиблювати, загострювати, погіршувати

ухудшить, усугубить, усугублять, ухудшать

schlimmer machen, verschärfen, verschlechtern, verschlimmern

To make worseTo make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

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UK/ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/US/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

» I exacerbated the problem.

Я зробила проблему ще гіршою.

Через мене, проблема загострилася.

Meaning

1 senses

To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
Near-synonym: worsen
The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.
verschlimmern, verschärfen, verschlechtern
ухудша́тьuxudšátʹ, уху́дшитьuxúdšitʹ, усугубля́тьusugubljátʹ
загострюватиzahostrjuvaty, поглиблюватиpohlybljuvaty, погіршуватиpohiršuvaty
make worse

Examples

22 sentences

I exacerbated the problem.
Я зробила проблему ще гіршою. — deniko
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Try not to exacerbate the situation.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
You're only exacerbating the situation.
deDu verschlimmerst die Situation nur. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CM · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The harsh weather exacerbated his illness.
Сувора погода загострила його хворобу. — deniko
CC0 · Tatoeba · ddnktr · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Lack of communication exacerbated the situation.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Nuel · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

9 languages

Українська

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Русский

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Deutsch

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Origin

First attested in 1660; borrowed from Latin exacerbātus, perfect passive participle of Lat

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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