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exacerbate

/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

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Listen for “gz” before the stressed vowel.

In ig-ZASS-er-bayt, stress the second syllable and give x the voiced gz sequence. Keep the ending ate as a long a plus t, with a lighter beat than the stressed a.

4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The delay could exacerbate the confusion.

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What does exacerbate mean?

verb

  1. To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

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V. aggravate, render worse, heighten, embitter, sour; exacerbate; exasperate, envenom; enrage, provoke, tease.
Peter Mark RogetRoget's ThesaurusProject Gutenberg ebook #22