Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to exacerbate
Participle: exacerbated
Gerund: exacerbating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | exacerbate |
| you | exacerbate |
| he;she;it | exacerbates |
| we | exacerbate |
| you | exacerbate |
| they | exacerbate |
Perfect
| I | have exacerbated |
| you | have exacerbated |
| he;she;it | has exacerbated |
| we | have exacerbated |
| you | have exacerbated |
| they | have exacerbated |
Past
| I | exacerbated |
| you | exacerbated |
| he;she;it | exacerbated |
| we | exacerbated |
| you | exacerbated |
| they | exacerbated |
Pluperfect
| I | had exacerbated |
| you | had exacerbated |
| he;she;it | had exacerbated |
| we | had exacerbated |
| you | had exacerbated |
| they | had exacerbated |
Future
| I | will exacerbate |
| you | will exacerbate |
| he;she;it | will exacerbate |
| we | will exacerbate |
| you | will exacerbate |
| they | will exacerbate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have exacerbated |
| you | will have exacerbated |
| he;she;it | will have exacerbated |
| we | will have exacerbated |
| you | will have exacerbated |
| they | will have exacerbated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | exacerbate |
| you | exacerbate |
| he;she;it | exacerbate |
| we | exacerbate |
| you | exacerbate |
| they | exacerbate |
Perfect
| I | have exacerbated |
| you | have exacerbated |
| he;she;it | have exacerbated |
| we | have exacerbated |
| you | have exacerbated |
| they | have exacerbated |
Imperfect
| I | exacerbated |
| you | exacerbated |
| he;she;it | exacerbated |
| we | exacerbated |
| you | exacerbated |
| they | exacerbated |
Pluperfect
| I | had exacerbated |
| you | had exacerbated |
| he;she;it | had exacerbated |
| we | had exacerbated |
| you | had exacerbated |
| they | had exacerbated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would exacerbate |
| you | would exacerbate |
| he;she;it | would exacerbate |
| we | would exacerbate |
| you | would exacerbate |
| they | would exacerbate |
Perfect
| I | would have exacerbated |
| you | would have exacerbated |
| he;she;it | would have exacerbated |
| we | would have exacerbated |
| you | would have exacerbated |
| they | would have exacerbated |
Imperative
| you | exacerbate |
| we | Let's exacerbate |
| you | exacerbate |
Verbs conjugated like 'exacerbate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'exacerbate'
acerbate,
emacerate,
acervate,
coacervate,
exacinate,
exacuate,
exaggerate,
exarate,
exasperate,
excarnate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make or render worse
- adulterate, aggravate, canker, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degrade, deteriorate, envenom, impair, infect, pejorate, set back, stain, vitiate, weaken
- provoke
- embitter, annoy, envenom, exasperate
- intensify
- increase, worsen, heighten, acerbate
Antonyms
- provoke
- gratify, appease, cheer, alleviate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
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”). See: Latin '
exacerbō'.
Sample Sentences
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Near-synonym: worsen
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The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.
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Sino-Soviet relations were exacerbated by a border incident on May 9. Beijing charged that thirty Soviet troops, supported by a helicopter and navy boats, crossed the Ussuri River into the Hulin area of Heilongjiang province. [1986, Peter P. Cheng, “1978: The Four Modernizations on the March”, in Chronology of The People's Republic of China, 1970-1979, Scarecrow Press, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 395:]
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Liz: It's just with Ed here, it's no wonder I always bring my flat-mates out and then that only exacerbates things.
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Shaun: What do you mean?
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Liz: Well you guys hardly get on, do you?
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Shaun: No, what does "exacerbate" mean? [2004, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead:]
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The reasons for this growing disconnect are myriad and complex but the situation is exacerbated by the reality that those English players who do smash through our game's "glass ceiling" command radically inflated transfer fees. [2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian:]