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(ĕgz-ăs′ẽr-bāt; 277)

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Exacerbated

(ĕgz-ăs′ẽr-bāˊtĕd)

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Exacerbating

(ĕgz-ăs′ẽr-bāˊtĭng)

[L.

exacerbatus

, p. p. of

exacerbare

;

out (intens.) +

acerbare

. See

To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease.

Brougham.

Verb.

[L. exacerbo, to irritate; ex and acerbo, from acerbus, severe, bitter, harsh, sour. See Harvest.]

To irritate; to exasperate; to inflame angry passions; to imbitter; to increase malignant qualities.

To increase the violence of a disease.