exacerbate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Make worse.

Examples:
The drug exacerbates the pain.
We don't want to exacerbate the problem.
Negative publicity has exacerbated investors' concern.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: exacerbate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Exasperate or irritate.

Examples:
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Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2