exacerbate

[US]/ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt/
[UK]/ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

exacerbate: v. pahentaa; voimistaa
Word Forms
Third Person Singularexacerbates
Present Participleexacerbating
Past Participleexacerbated
Past Tenseexacerbated

Example Sentences

a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.

puhe, joka pahensi rodullista jännitystä; rankkasateet, jotka pahensivat tulvavaurioita.

everything conspires to exacerbate the situation.

kaikki juonittelee tilanteen pahentamiseksi

these problems were exacerbated by central government's policies.

nämä ongelmat pahenivat keskusvaltion politiikan vuoksi.

The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain.

Heidän antamansa lääkkeet vain pahensivat kipua.

The weather had exacerbated another problem by now: mildew, oidium and…..snails.

Sään vuoksi toinenkin ongelma oli pahentunut: kosteus, valkolaita ja...etenkin etana.

And the situation in France Telecom was exacerbated by the fact that so many workers were unsackable.

Ja tilanne France Telecomissa paheni entisestään, koska niin moni työntekijä oli irtisanomaton.

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