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EXACERBATE

\ɛɡzˈasəbˌe͡ɪt], \ɛɡzˈasəbˌe‍ɪt], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈa_s_ə_b_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of EXACERBATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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exasperate or irritate

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

exasperate or irritate

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To imbitter; render more severe.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To irritate; to exasperate; to embitter; to increase the violence of, as a disease.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To exasperate; to inflame angry passions; to irritate highly.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

To embitter, to exasperate.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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