Definition of "exacerbates" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exacerbate. (verb)

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• "Afghan, and Pakistani military advisers, assessed that the supplemental only "exacerbates" failed strategies by allocating $84 billion to military escalation, leaving $10 billion for foreign aid."
• "So here you have a defence minister confirming what Sir Richard told us, that the British presence in Iraq "exacerbates" the security threat, and that our troops should be pulled out soon to avoid damaging the Army."
• "Because it's a low income quarter Q2 is, it kind of exacerbates the percentage differential on an annual basis we don't expect a big difference."