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.