Related Words for exacerbate

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aggravate
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Verb, Verb
worsen
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Verb, Verb
ameliorate
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Verb, Verb
improve
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Verb, Verb
alleviate
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Verb
mitigate
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Verb
diminish
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Verb
intensify
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Verb
reduce
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Verb
perpetuate
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Verb
complicate
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Verb
counteract
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Verb
heighten
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Verb
lessen
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Verb
amplify
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Verb
cause
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Noun
escalate
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Verb
eliminate
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attenuate
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Verb
minimize
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undermine
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Verb
inflame
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Verb
obviate
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Verb
relieve
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Verb
provoke
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Verb
assuage
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Verb
destabilize
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Verb
affect
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Verb
negate
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Verb
hinder
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Verb
increase
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Noun
detrimental
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Adjective
suffer
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Verb
deepen
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Verb
dampen
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Verb
decrease
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Noun
accentuate
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Verb
circumvent
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Verb
prevent
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Verb
inhibit
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Verb
exaggerate
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Verb
magnify
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Verb
impede
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Verb
disrupt
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Verb
allay
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Verb
overcome
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Verb
augment
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Verb
detriment
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Noun
induce
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Verb
dramatize
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Verb
irritate
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Verb
predispose
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Verb
threaten
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Verb
deteriorate
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Verb
reinforce
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Verb
enhance
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Verb
overwhelm
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Verb
neutralize
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Verb
abate
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Noun
incite
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Verb
solve
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Verb
avoid
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Verb
imbalance
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Noun
accelerate
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Verb
elevate
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Verb
prolong
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Verb
impair
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Verb
jeopardize
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Verb
antagonize
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Verb
weaken
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Verb
eradicate
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Verb
stabilize
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Verb
suppress
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Verb
dissipate
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Verb
quell
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Verb
implicate
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Verb
minimise
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Verb
foment
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Verb
erode
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Verb
worse
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Adjective
hampering
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Verb
strengthen
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Verb
contribute
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Verb
thwart
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Verb
typify
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Verb
preclude
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Verb
entrench
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Verb
hurt
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Noun
nullify
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Verb
neutralise
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Verb
alienate
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Verb
backfire
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Noun
stimulate
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Verb
soften
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Verb
instability
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Noun
degrade
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Verb
crippling
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Noun
remedying
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Verb
downplay
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Verb
harm
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Noun
bolster
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Noun
transcend
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Verb
perturb
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Verb
frustrate
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Verb
isolate
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Verb
annoy
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Verb
potentiate
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Verb
resolve
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Noun
compensate
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Verb
soothe
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Verb
confront
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Verb
rectify
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Verb
confound
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Verb
unbalance
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Noun
afflict
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Verb
fuel
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Noun
compound
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Noun
urge
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Noun
poison
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Noun
sicken
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Verb
flare up
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Phrase, Verb
ache
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Noun
get to
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Phrase, Verb
preexisting
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Verb
moodiness
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Noun
precipitate
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Verb
tics
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Noun
porphyria
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Noun
psoriasis
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Noun
acne
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Noun
symptomatology
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Noun
inequities
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Noun
add
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Verb, Noun
amend
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Verb, Noun
better
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
dig
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Verb, Noun
emotional
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Adjective, Noun
emphasize
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Verb
enlarge
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Verb
ethnic
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Adjective, Noun
extreme
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
gender
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
interethnic
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Adjective
intergroup
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Noun, Adjective
intragroup
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Adjective
make
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Verb, Noun
racial
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Adjective, Noun
raise
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Verb, Noun
sharpen
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Verb
tighten
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Verb
toughen
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Verb
unnecessary
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Adjective
unresolved
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Adjective
widen
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Verb, Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
backwater
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Noun, Verb
gloss
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Noun, Verb
get
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Verb, Noun
save
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Verb, Noun