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Adjective exacerbating has 1 sense
  1. aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating - making worse
    Antonym: moderating (indirect, via intensifying)
,Verb exacerbate has 2 senses
  1. worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun exacerbation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate - exasperate or irritate
    --2 is one way to anger
    Derived form: noun exacerbation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
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