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What is another word for make worse?

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Verb
To exacerbate or aggravate
intensify
aggravate
exacerbate
worsen
irritate
fan the flames
add insult to injury
rub salt into the wound
twist the knife in the wound
inflame
compound
magnify
heighten
add to
augment
increase
amplify
add fuel to the flames
add fuel to the fire
complicate
make matters worse
fan the flames of
escalate
provoke
enhance
deepen
boost
feed the fire
expand
reinforce
heat up
compound the problem
raise
extend
strengthen
intensate
exaggerate
step up
rub salt in the wound
rub salt in the wounds
beef up
egg on
enlarge
swell
grow
redouble
develop
improve
inflate
quicken
consolidate
rise
accentuate
mount
supplement
aggrandize
impair
excite
build up
infuriate
rub salt in a wound
to make matters worse
put salt on the wound
go from bad to worse
rouse
amp up
enrage
feed into
contribute to
pour gasoline on the fire
confound
damage
confuse
make something worse
fan
fuel
mushroom
accumulate
snowball
enrich
encourage
promote
nurture
foster
cultivate
hot up
stimulate
become worse
multiply
accelerate
elevate
up
upgrade
build
supersize
stoke
progress
hype
ameliorate
jack up
hike up
top up
make better
hike
crank up
bump up
make larger
make bigger
tag on
piggyback
pad
sweeten
make greater
pump up
turbocharge
hasten
concentrate
sharpen
widen
fester
broaden
emphasizeUS
pick up
gain strength
add fuel
lighten
run high
stress
pour it on
whet
set off
pile on
spike
darken
point
exalt
brighten
accent
tone up
emphasiseUK
heap on
stir up
ferment
renew
brew
smoulderUK
smolderUS
heat
spread
harshen
gather steam
send up
fatten
breadthen
speed up
liven up
become stronger
ratchet
fill out
become strong
increase in value
soup up
further
build on
stoke up
“The large difference in magnitude indicates that the standard brackets will make worse the effects of any vibration that the drive itself might generate.”
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make you feel sick
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