EXACERBATE in a Sentence

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The latest bombing would exacerbate England's already existing bitterness against the IRA, causing the prime minister to break off the peace ...

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 Meanings and Examples of EXACERBATE
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exacerbate
 v.  increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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1  The latest bombing would exacerbate England's already existing bitterness against the IRA, causing the prime minister to break off the peace talks abruptly.