Exacerbate
Crossword Clue and Answers

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We most recently saw this clue in The Sun Cryptic.

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Publications

  • The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 2 Sep 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 16 Jul 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 9 Dec 2020

Crossword Answers

4 letters

RASP Surinder Sobti
A coarse file with sharp pointed projections

WHET Surinder Sobti
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

SOUR Surinder Sobti
Having a sharp biting taste

HURT Surinder Sobti
The act of damaging something or someone

HARM Surinder Sobti
The act of damaging something or someone

GRIT Surinder Sobti
Fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

GALL Surinder Sobti
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

FUEL Surinder Sobti
Provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

FRET Surinder Sobti
A small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

5 letters

KEYUP Surinder Sobti

HOTUP Surinder Sobti
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

HOPUP Surinder Sobti
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

GRATE Surinder Sobti
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire

CHAFE Surinder Sobti
Anger produced by some annoying irritation

ANNOY Surinder Sobti
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

6 letters

WEAKEN Surinder Sobti
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

STEPUP Surinder Sobti
Make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

SOUPUP Surinder Sobti
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

TRIPLE Surinder Sobti
A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

RAMIFY Surinder Sobti
Have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"

MADDEN Surinder Sobti
Cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

JAZZUP Surinder Sobti
Make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"

INJURE Surinder Sobti
Cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"

GRAVEL Surinder Sobti
Rock fragments and pebbles

IMPAIR Surinder Sobti
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

HEATUP Surinder Sobti
Make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

DOUBLE Surinder Sobti
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

DEEPEN Surinder Sobti
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

DAMAGE Surinder Sobti
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

BLOWUP Surinder Sobti
A photographic print that has been enlarged

BITTER Surinder Sobti
The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

BEEFUP Surinder Sobti
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

WORSEN
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

7 letters

INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

HIGHTEN Surinder Sobti

SHARPEN Surinder Sobti
Make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"

PUTBACK Surinder Sobti
Cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

PROVOKE Surinder Sobti
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

MAGNIFY Surinder Sobti
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

GRATEON Surinder Sobti

ENVENOM Surinder Sobti
Cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

ENLARGE Surinder Sobti
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

ENHANCE Surinder Sobti
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

BUILDUP Surinder Sobti
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

AUGMENT Surinder Sobti
Enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

AMPLIFY Surinder Sobti
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

8 letters

HEIGHTEN Surinder Sobti
Increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

ESTRANGE Surinder Sobti
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

EMBITTER Surinder Sobti
Cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

ENDAMAGE Surinder Sobti

CONDENSE Surinder Sobti
Develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"

COMPOUND Surinder Sobti
An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

ALIENATE Surinder Sobti
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

ACERBATE Surinder Sobti
Make sour or bitter

REDOUBLE Surinder Sobti
Double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"

IRRITATE Surinder Sobti
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

INCREASE Surinder Sobti
The act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

9 letters

SETONEDGE Surinder Sobti

SETATODDS Surinder Sobti

REINFORCE Surinder Sobti
Make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

MAKEWORSE Surinder Sobti

MAKEACUTE Surinder Sobti

INTENSIFY Surinder Sobti
Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

INFURIATE Surinder Sobti
Make furious

AGGRAVATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

10 letters

EXASPERATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

STRENGTHEN Surinder Sobti
Gain strength; "His body strengthened"

SETAGAINST Surinder Sobti

COMPLICATE Surinder Sobti
Make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

EXAGGERATE Surinder Sobti
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

EXACERBATE Surinder Sobti
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

DILAPIDATE Surinder Sobti
Fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

ANTAGONIZE Surinder Sobti
Provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"

ACCELERATE Surinder Sobti
Cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

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MAKECOMPLEX Surinder Sobti

FEEDTHEFIRE Surinder Sobti

DETERIORATE Surinder Sobti
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

CONCENTRATE Surinder Sobti
A concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

CONSOLIDATE Surinder Sobti
Make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"

14 letters

RUBTHEWRONGWAY Surinder Sobti

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AGENTPROVOCATEUR Surinder Sobti
A secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts

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