No. 9,377 in Spanish
agravar
To make worse or more severe.
In a sentence
Las tensiones entre ambos países podrían agravarse debido a los recientes conflictos.
Tensions between both countries could worsen due to recent conflicts.
Here, 'agravarse' is used reflexively, meaning 'to worsen or escalate,' indicating an increase in severity.
No debemos agravar la situación con comentarios innecesarios.
We should not exacerbate the situation with unnecessary comments.
In this sentence, 'agravar' means 'to escalate or worsen,' being used as a transitive verb where an object is being adversely affected.
La contaminación sigue agravando los problemas de salud en la ciudad.
Pollution continues to exacerbate health problems in the city.
Here, 'agravar' indicates that the subject, pollution, is causing an increase in the severity of another circumstance, health problems.
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