Exacerbates

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of exacerbate form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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aggravateintensifyworsen

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"A study shows air pollution from forest fires exacerbates existing lung problems."

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