усугубля́ть — meaning in English
usugublyat
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English meaning
- aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- deepen verb To make or become deeper.
- exacerbate verb To make an already bad situation, problem or feeling noticeably worse.
Senses
усугубля́ть is used for these senses in English:
- aggravate To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]
- deepen (transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
- exacerbate (transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
aggravate — full definition
- verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- verb To annoy or irritate someone.
deepen — full definition
- verb To make or become deeper.
- verb To make or become more intense, serious, or extreme.
- verb To make or become darker in colour, or lower in tone or pitch.