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Showing words for EXACERBATE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Exacerbate

exacerbate

8 Letter Words for Exacerbate

acerbate, execrate

7 Letter Words for Exacerbate

abreact, acerate, bearcat, becater, betrace, bractea, cabaret, exacter, exarate, excreta, excrete, trabeae

6 Letter Words for Exacerbate

abater, acater, aerate, aertex, arcate, artabe, axtree, bareca, baxter, beatae, beatee, beater, berate, betear, bracae, cabree, cabret, carate, cerata, cerate, cetera, create, eartab, ecarte, exacta, exerce, rebate, rebeat, trabea

5 Letter Words for Exacerbate

abate, abcee, abear, abret, acate, acerb, aceta, arace, arcae, areae, areca, arete, barat, barca, baret, batea, bater, beare, beata, berat, beret, braca, brace, bract, caber, cabre, carat, caret, carex, carta, carte, cater, cerat, crate, creta, crete, eater, ecart, erect, exact, exeat, exect, exert, exter, extra, rabat, react, reata, reate, rebec, retax, tabac, taber, tarea, taxer, terce, trace, xebec

4 Letter Words for Exacerbate

abac, abet, acer, acre, acta, arab, arba, arca, area, aret, arte, atar, axer, baar, bact, bara, bare, bart, bata, bate, bear, beat, beer, beet, bere, beta, bete, brae, brat, bree, bret, caba, carb, care, cart, cate, cera, cere, cert, cete, crab, crax, crex, erat, exec, exta, raca, race, rata, rate, rect, reet, rete, taar, tace, tara, tare, taxa, tear, teca, teer, tera, trac, tree

3 Letter Words for Exacerbate

aba, abc, abr, abt, ace, act, aer, ara, arb, arc, are, art, arx, ate, baa, bac, bae, bar, bat, bec, bee, ber, bet, bra, cab, car, cat, cee, cer, crt, cte, ctr, ear, eat, ecb, ect, eec, eer, era, ere, ert, eta, etc, exc, exr, ext, rab, rat, rax, rct, rea, reb, rec, ree, rex, rte, taa, tab, tar, tax, tea, tec, tee, ter, tex, tra, xat

Definitions for Exacerbate

[1] to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
[2] to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.
[3] to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc) more intense; aggravate
[4] to exasperate or irritate (a person)

Words related to Exacerbate

annoy, aggravate, worsen, heighten, irritate, inflame, provoke, intensify, increase, embitter, exasperate, envenom, excite, madden, vex, enrage

Words nearby Exacerbate

ex-works, ex., ex. doc., exa-, exabyte, exacerbate, exacerbation, exact, exact differential, exact science, exacta

Origin of Exacerbate

1650–60; < Latin exacerbātus (past participle of exacerbāre to exasperate, provoke), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + acerbātus acerbate

Words that may be confused with Exacerbate

exacerbate, exasperate

Other words from Exacerbate

ex·ac·er·bat·ing·ly , adverb
ex·ac·er·ba·tion , noun
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ed , adjective
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ing , adjective

Word origin for Exacerbate

C17: from Latin exacerbāre to irritate, from acerbus bitter

Synonyms for Exacerbate

aggravate, annoy, heighten, inflame, intensify, irritate, provoke, worsen, embitter, enrage, envenom, exasperate, excite, increase, madden, vex, add insult to injury, egg on, fan the flames, feed the fire, go from bad to worse, heat up, hit on, push one's button, rattle one's cage, rub salt in a wound