make+worse

  • 101worsen — /ˈwɜsən/ (say wersuhn) verb (t) 1. to make worse. –verb (i) 2. to become worse. {wors(e) + en1} …

  • 102exacerbate — [v] infuriate; make worse add insult to injury*, aggravate, annoy, egg on*, embitter, enrage, envenom, exasperate, excite, fan the flames*, feed the fire*, go from bad to worse*, heat up*, heighten, hit on*, increase, inflame, intensify, irritate …

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  • 103im|pair´er — im|pair «ihm PAIR», transitive verb. to make worse; damage; harm; weaken: »Poor food impaired her health. SYNONYM(S): hurt. See syn. under injure. (Cf. ↑injure) ╂[< Old French empeirer, ultimately < Latin …

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  • 104im|pair — «ihm PAIR», transitive verb. to make worse; damage; harm; weaken: »Poor food impaired her health. SYNONYM(S): hurt. See syn. under injure. (Cf. ↑injure) ╂[< Old French empeirer, ultimately < Latin …

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  • 105wors|en — «WUR suhn», transitive verb. to make worse. –v.i. to become worse …

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  • 106Aggravate — Ag gra*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] To aggravate thy store. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 107Aggravated — Aggravate Ag gra*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] To aggravate thy store. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 108Aggravating — Aggravate Ag gra*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] To aggravate thy store. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 109amplify — Synonyms and related words: add to, agent provocateur, aggrandize, aggravate, annoy, augment, ballyhoo, bloat, blow up, boost, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, charge, complete, crescendo, deepen,… …

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  • 110deepen — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, agent provocateur, aggravate, amplify, annoy, augment, beef up, blow up, broaden, build up, burrow, complicate, concentrate, condense, consolidate, countersink, depress, deteriorate, dig, dig out, dive,… …

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