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    exacerbate

    US /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbet/

    ・

    UK /ɪɡ'zæsəbeɪt/

    B2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo increase the severity or bitterness of
    Hitting my burn will exacerbate my pain by making it hurt worse

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    iCarly | Freddie Saves Carly | Nickelodeon UK

    01:31iCarly | Freddie Saves Carly | Nickelodeon UK
    • And I see you brought flowers, which will only exacerbate Freddie's allergies.

      And I see you brought flowers, which will only exacerbate Freddie's allergies.

    • And I see you brought flowers, which will only exacerbate Freddie's allergies.

      And I see you brought flowers, which will only exacerbate Freddie's allergies.

    B1

    The accidental discovery that could help solve fashion's biggest problem

    12:36The accidental discovery that could help solve fashion's biggest problem
    • Fast fashion helped to exacerbate the problem with the typical European consumer generating about 16 kilograms of textile waste in a year.

      Fast fashion helped to exacerbate the problem with the typical European consumer generating about 16 kilograms of textile waste in a year.

    • Fast fashion helped to exacerbate the problem, with the typical European consumer generating about 16 kilograms of textile waste in a year.

      Fast fashion helped to exacerbate the problem, with the typical European consumer generating about 16 kilograms of textile waste in a year.

    B1

    Persuasive Speech - Why We Should Use Social Media Less

    06:22Persuasive Speech - Why We Should Use Social Media Less
    • However, the use of social media can exacerbate these feelings of not fitting in and not feeling good.

      However, the use of social media can exacerbate these feelings of not fitting in and not feeling good.

    • However, the use of social media can exacerbate these feelings of not fitting in and not feeling good.

      However, the use of social media can exacerbate these feelings of not fitting in and not feeling good.

    B1

    President Obama Speaks on Climate Change

    48:47President Obama Speaks on Climate Change
    • And our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.

      And our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.

    • does not significantly exacerbate the problem

      does not significantly exacerbate the problem

    B1

    Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]

    59:10Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa  (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]
    • Did the allowance of legal ivory to go into China exacerbate a situation?

      Did the allowance of legal ivory to go into China exacerbate a situation?

    • Did the allowance of legal ivory to go into China exacerbate a situation?

      Did the allowance of legal ivory to go into China exacerbate a situation?

    B1

    I like sleep, why do I FIGHT going to bed? A sleep doctor answers your questions!

    05:48I like sleep, why do I FIGHT going to bed? A sleep doctor answers your questions!
    • Well, we do know that too much garlic can actually exacerbate something called gastroesophageal reflux disease or reflux, and that could easily be something that makes it difficult to fall asleep.

      Well, we do know that too much garlic can actually exacerbate something called gastroesophageal reflux disease or reflux, and that could easily be something that makes it difficult to fall asleep.

    • Is this possible?" Well, we do know that too much garlic can actually exacerbate something called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or reflux.

      Is this possible?" Well, we do know that too much garlic can actually exacerbate something called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or reflux.

    A2

    How Singapore Uses Science to Stay Cool

    09:50How Singapore Uses Science to Stay Cool
    • It's becoming a huge risk to human health as growing urban populations exacerbate the heating effects of climate change.

      It's becoming a huge risk to human health as growing urban populations exacerbate the heating effects of climate change.

    • It's becoming a huge risk to human health as growing urban populations exacerbate the heating effects of climate change.

      It's becoming a huge risk to human health as growing urban populations exacerbate the heating effects of climate change.

    B1

    Why The U.S. Government Can’t Convince Americans To Have Kids

    11:38Why The U.S. Government Can’t Convince Americans To Have Kids
    • In the end, it might actually exacerbate the low fertility rate or people having fewer children than they sort of ex ante would have liked to have had.

      In the end, it might actually exacerbate the low fertility rate or people having fewer children than they sort of ex ante would have liked to have had.

    • In the end, it might actually exacerbate the low fertility rate for people having fewer children than they sort of ex-ante would have liked to have had.

      In the end, it might actually exacerbate the low fertility rate for people having fewer children than they sort of ex-ante would have liked to have had.

    B1

    What Happens When You Masturbate TOO MUCH?

    04:02What Happens When You Masturbate TOO MUCH?
    • Eventually, negative emotions will bubble to the surface even if you're masturbating to numb your feelings of pain and grief, it's crucial to seek a mental health professional for advice on how to address underlying trauma or negative emotions because avoiding it and using masturbation to cope with it can exacerbate existing mental health issues.

      Eventually, negative emotions will bubble to the surface even if you're masturbating to numb your feelings of pain and grief, it's crucial to seek a mental health professional for advice on how to address underlying trauma or negative emotions because avoiding it and using masturbation to cope with it can exacerbate existing mental health issues.

    • It's crucial to seek a mental health professional for advice on how to address underlying trauma or negative emotions because avoiding it and using masturbation to cope with it can exacerbate existing mental health issues.

      It's crucial to seek a mental health professional for advice on how to address underlying trauma or negative emotions because avoiding it and using masturbation to cope with it can exacerbate existing mental health issues.

    B2

    Which European Countries are Most Pro-China?

    10:22Which European Countries are Most Pro-China?
    • and a full-on decoupling would seriously exacerbate Germany's already serious economic woes.

      and a full-on decoupling would seriously exacerbate Germany's already serious economic woes.

    • China, and a full on decoupling would seriously exacerbate Germany's already serious economic woes.

      China, and a full on decoupling would seriously exacerbate Germany's already serious economic woes.

    B1