exacerbate

exacerbate is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 23 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease.
2. verb. make worse

   "This drug aggravates the pain"

   Synonyms: aggravate, exasperate, worsen

3. verb. exasperate or irritate

   Synonyms: aggravate, exasperate

Synonyms

aggravate, exasperate, worsen

Common word forms

exacerbated, exacerbates, exacerbating

Words from these letters

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