Question

exacerbate The increase in coal-burning power plants has greatly exacerbated the buildup of greenhouse gases. ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt

Accepted Answer

To make worse, more violent, or more severe. To exacerbate is not to cause, but only to make something bad even worse. So the loss of a major industry in a city may exacerbate its already serious unemployment problem. A vicious remark can exacerbate a quarrel. Building a new mall may exacerbate an area's existing traffic problems. A new drug can exacerbate the side effects of the drug a patient is already taking. It used to be thought that too much blood in the body exacerbated a fever, so the patient's blood would be drained, often by means of leeches—and not all patients survived.

word	exacerbate
definition	To make worse, more violent, or more severe.
eg_sentence	The increase in coal-burning power plants has greatly exacerbated the buildup of greenhouse gases.
explanation	To exacerbate is not to cause, but only to make something bad even worse. So the loss of a major industry in a city may exacerbate its already serious unemployment problem. A vicious remark can exacerbate a quarrel. Building a new mall may exacerbate an area's existing traffic problems. A new drug can exacerbate the side effects of the drug a patient is already taking. It used to be thought that too much blood in the body exacerbated a fever, so the patient's blood would be drained, often by means of leeches—and not all patients survived.
IPA	ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt

Exacerbate Make Exacerbated Drug Blood Worse Violent Severe