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exacerbar

Level C1

Meaning

to exacerbate, to inflame

Example

El comentario exacerbó un conflicto que ya venía de lejos.

The remark exacerbated a conflict that came from far back.

A way to remember it

English "acerbic" shares the Latin root acerbus "harsh": exacerbar makes things harsher. Cf. exasperar "to exasperate".

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
exacerbo
you (sg.)
exacerbas
he, she
exacerba
we
exacerbamos
you (pl.)
exacerbáis
they
exacerban
simple past
I
exacerbé
you (sg.)
exacerbaste
he, she
exacerbó
we
exacerbamos
you (pl.)
exacerbasteis
they
exacerbaron
imperfect
I
exacerbaba
you (sg.)
exacerbabas
he, she
exacerbaba
we
exacerbábamos
you (pl.)
exacerbabais
they
exacerbaban
imperative
you (sg.)
exacerba
we
exacerbemos
you (pl.)
exacerbad
future
I
exacerbaré
you (sg.)
exacerbarás
he, she
exacerbará
we
exacerbaremos
you (pl.)
exacerbaréis
they
exacerbarán
conditional
I
exacerbaría
you (sg.)
exacerbarías
he, she
exacerbaría
we
exacerbaríamos
you (pl.)
exacerbaríais
they
exacerbarían
present subjunctive
I
exacerbe
you (sg.)
exacerbes
he, she
exacerbe
we
exacerbemos
you (pl.)
exacerbéis
they
exacerben
imperfect subjunctive
I
exacerbara / exacerbase
you (sg.)
exacerbaras / exacerbases
he, she
exacerbara / exacerbase
we
exacerbáramos / exacerbásemos
you (pl.)
exacerbarais / exacerbaseis
they
exacerbaran / exacerbasen

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