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ex-ăcerbo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (not anteAug.).
I. To exasperate, irritate, provoke, make angry; to grieve, afflict: “ut recenti aliqua ira exacerbarentur animi,” Liv. 2, 35 fin.; 46; 6, 18; 8, 33; Suet. Tib. 62; 75; Plin. Ep. 8, 5, 2; Vulg. Psa. 9, 24 al.—
II. In jurid. Lat., to aggravate, increase a punishment: “supplicia,” Dig. 48, 19, 16 fin.; cf.: “crimen verbis impiis,” Paul. Sent. 5, 29, 1; pass. impers.: “crimine majestatis facto maxime exacerbatur in milites,” ib. 48, 4, 7, § 4.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Old Testament, Psalm, 9.24
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 62
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 8.5.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 35
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 6, 18
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