0 present participle of exacerbate --
1 to make something that is already bad even worse: --
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
The plasticity of bacterial genomes also permits the easy transfer of resistance genes between bacterial strains, exacerbating the problem of antibiotic resistance.
In addition, high levels of family stress tend to co-occur with child and parenting problems, further exacerbating difficulties in the family system.
This may be explained by the faster feeders exacerbating host responses on detachment that are then directed against the slower feeders.
Not applying multipliers to compute population totals would, at least, avoid exacerbating inaccuracies in the tax records.
Medically unexplained symptoms : exacerbating factors in the doctor-patient encounter.
Further research is warranted, if only to ascertain the best way to deliver in order to avoid exacerbating the condition.
A biopsychosocial perspective might view chronic illness and associated physical symptoms as major stressors capable of inducing or exacerbating symptoms of depression.
Moreover, its flight and approach tendencies, both vital to survival, are mutually exacerbating.
