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to make worse in English:

1. exacerbate exacerbate


The recession has exacerbated this problem.
Sunny weather exacerbates the effects of pollution
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
The backlog of payments exacerbated their financial situation.
The recession has exacerbated this problem. / His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation.
"The forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain."
"This drug exacerbates the pain"
the cycle is exacerbated
The child's detachment exacerbates the parents' feeling of helplessness
Climate change will exacerbate food and water shortages
We must be careful not to exacerbate the problem
His angry comments have exacerbated tensions in the negotiation process
, wouldexacerbate employment problems
Don't exacerbate the situation

English word "to make worse"(exacerbate) occurs in sets:

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2. deteriorate deteriorate


relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply
When Father died, your situation deteriorated.
Ethel’s health has deteriorated.
She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.
Do you need to deteriorate everything?
Pv arrays are easy to be deteriorated
If you store your photos as. jpegs the file will actually deteriorate every time you copy or resave it.
Driving skills deteriorate when you don't drive a car regularly
deteriorate = worsen = The economic situation could quickly deteriorate
rapidly deteriorate
Recently our financial situation has deteriorated slightly.
If you continue to eat too much junk food, your health will deteriorate
A person with meningitis can deteriorate very quickly. It is potentially very serious and needs immediate attention.
Buildings deteriorating. An example of deteriorate is a child's mood going from happy to crying.
Manmade objects deteriorate even when exposed to unpolluted rain, but acid rain accelerates the process.

English word "to make worse"(deteriorate) occurs in sets:

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