"Instead of soothing the baby, the sound of the music box seemed to only exacerbate his crying."
Context Clues:
1) Music usually soothes a baby so could mean opposite
verb (used with object),-bat·ed, -bat·ing.
1.
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2.
to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.
Watching a pot of water boil does not exacerbate the water to boil faster.
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