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exasperate vs. exacerbate

[ ig-zas-puh-reyt ]
    [ ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas- ]
    verb (used with object),
    1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
    2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.