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Exacerbate vs Devastate - What's the difference?

exacerbate | devastate |


As verbs the difference between exacerbate and devastate

is that exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate while devastate is to ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

Vex vs Exacerbate - What's the difference?

vex | exacerbate |


As a noun vex

is (space|esa).

As a verb exacerbate is

to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate.

Degrade vs Exacerbate - What's the difference?

degrade | exacerbate |


In transitive terms the difference between degrade and exacerbate

is that degrade is to lower in value or social position while exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc.); aggravate.

Antagonize vs Exacerbate - What's the difference?

antagonize | exacerbate |


In transitive terms the difference between antagonize and exacerbate

is that antagonize is to work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction while exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc.); aggravate.

Exacerbate vs Abhor - What's the difference?

exacerbate | abhor |


In lang=en terms the difference between exacerbate and abhor

is that exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate while abhor is to turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.

As verbs the difference between exacerbate and abhor

is that exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate while abhor is to regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe .

Accelerate vs Exacerbate - What's the difference?

accelerate | exacerbate |


In transitive terms the difference between accelerate and exacerbate

is that accelerate is to hasten, as the occurrence of an event while exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc.); aggravate.

As an adjective accelerate

is accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

Fester vs Exacerbate - What's the difference?

fester | exacerbate |


As verbs the difference between fester and exacerbate

is that fester is to become septic; to become rotten while exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate.

Exacerbate vs Pacify - What's the difference?

exacerbate | pacify |


In lang=en terms the difference between exacerbate and pacify

is that exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate while pacify is to appease (someone).

As verbs the difference between exacerbate and pacify

is that exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate while pacify is to bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.

Impaired vs Exacerbate - What's the difference?

impaired | exacerbate |


As verbs the difference between impaired and exacerbate

is that impaired is (impair) while exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate.

As an adjective impaired

is rendered less effective.

As a noun impaired

is a criminal charge for impaired driving.

Exacerbate vs Preclude - What's the difference?

exacerbate | preclude |


In lang=en terms the difference between exacerbate and preclude

is that exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate while preclude is remove the possibility of; (l); prevent or exclude; to make (l).

As verbs the difference between exacerbate and preclude

is that exacerbate is to make worse (pain, anger, etc); aggravate while preclude is remove the possibility of; (l); prevent or exclude; to make (l).

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