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