Exacerbate
<ex-zas-er-bayte>
worsen; aggravate; intensify
to make some more annoying.
You will exacerbate the situation by yelling.
Memory trick:
exac reminds of extra.
bate rhymes with rate.
Extra rate
Used at work:
Shutting off the computer will exacerbate the problem.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
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