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Dictionary Definition: *Exacerbate: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.*
Exacerbate: Simile Words (original words what it meant.) exacerbatus, exacerbar, exacerbat,
Prefix, Meanings
Exa, quintillion
Ex, out of, accerbus harsh,
Acerbus, Harsh
Etymology:
Origin: both from Latin
Ex: out of, accerbus harsh, bitter,
Acerbus: Harsh
Lead to forming theses words
---> exacerbate ---> exacerbar ----> Exacerbate
Mid 1700
In Latin back in the days (1660) it meant to make it more violent, bitter, or severe. It was altered over time to have a different meaning but it does keep the same meaning basically but in a different way.
Online Findings,
Conservative areas tend to be older, less prosperous and more hostile to mask wearing, all of which can exacerbate the spread or severity of Covid-19.
Labour Party health spokesman Jonathan Ashworth said there was a risk “that a policy, however laudable in principle, could exacerbate some of these chronic understaffing problems.”
By limiting the planet's warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, by 2100, the hope is to stave off severe climate disruptions that could exacerbate hunger, conflict and drought worldwide.
My Sentence
Making an already bad situation even worse is exacerbates the problem.
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