English-Thai Dictionary

exacerbate

VT ทำให้ แย่ ลง  ทำให้ ทรุด หนัก  aggravate worsen tam-hai-yea-long

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXACERBATE

v.t.[L. exacerbo, to irritate; ex and acerbo, from acerbus, severe, bitter, harsh, sour. See Harvest. ] 1. To irritate; to exasperate; to inflame angry passions; to imbitter; to increase malignant qualities.
2. To increase the violence of a disease.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXACERBATE

Ex *ac "er *bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacerrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Exacerrating.] Etym: [L. exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) + acerbare. See Acerbate. ]

 

Defn: To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease. Broughman.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exacerbate

ex ac er bate |igˈzasərˌbāt ɪɡˈzæsərˌbeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling ) worse: the forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain. DERIVATIVES ex ac er ba tion |igˌzasərˈbāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin exacerbat- ‘made harsh, ’ from the verb exacerbare, from ex- (expressing inducement of a state ) + acerbus ‘harsh, bitter. ’ The noun exacerbation (late Middle English ) originally meant ‘provocation to anger. ’ usage: On the difference between exacerbate and exasperate, see usage at exasperate .

 

Oxford Dictionary

exacerbate

exacerbate |ɪgˈzasəbeɪt, ɛkˈsas -| ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling ) worse: rising inflation was exacerbated by the collapse of oil prices. DERIVATIVES exacerbation |-ˈbeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin exacerbat- ‘made harsh ’, from the verb exacerbare, from ex- (expressing inducement of a state ) + acerbus ‘harsh, bitter ’. The noun exacerbation (late Middle English ) originally meant ‘provocation to anger ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

exacerbate

exacerbate verb each party blames the other for exacerbating the problem: aggravate, worsen, inflame, compound; intensify, increase, heighten, magnify, add to, amplify, augment; informal add fuel to the fire /flames. ANTONYMS reduce. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS See exasperate . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exacerbate

exacerbate verb political changes have exacerbated the conflict: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound; intensify, increase, heighten, magnify, add to, amplify, augment; make matters worse, compound the problem; informal add fuel to the fire /flames, fan the flames, rub salt in the wounds, add insult to injury. ANTONYMS calm; reduce. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS exacerbate or exasperate? See exasperate . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exacerbate

ex ac er bate /ɪɡzǽsə r bèɪt, eksǽs -/動詞 他動詞 1 〈病気 苦痛 苦悩 関係など 〉を悪化させる (make worse ).2 〈人 〉をいらだたせる, 怒らせる .