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усугубить
 усугубить
gen. intensify
 усугубиться
gen. redouble; aggravate; become more intense; increase; intensify; increase
inf. grow worse
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gen. difficulty

verb | verb | to phrases
усугубить vstresses
gen. increase; heighten; further aggravate; make (even worse); add insult to injury; go from bad to worse; aggravate; redouble; exacerbate (Углов); make worse (grafleonov); intensify; amplify (millingva); perpetuate (Ремедиос_П); add to (Putin says Russia is not using gas as a weapon, claims U.S. added to energy crisis Farrukh2012)
Gruzovik intensify (pf of усугублять); increase
Игорь Миг fuel; ratchet up; fan the flames of; make a whole lot worse
slang add fuel to the flame (Yeldar Azanbayev)
усугубиться v
gen. redouble; aggravate; become more intense; increase; intensify; be further heightened
Gruzovik increase (pf of усугубляться); intensify (pf of усугубляться); become more intense (pf of усугубляться)
inf. grow worse (but it had seemed to only grow worse Val_Ships)
Makarov. be aggravated (ухудшиться); be redoubled
усугубить: 54 phrases in 12 subjects
American usage, not spelling1
Cliche / convention2
Diplomacy3
Economy3
General17
Idiomatic1
Makarov18
Mass media2
Medical2
Politics2
Slang1
Social science2