empeorar
/empeoˈɾaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to worsen, to make worse, to exacerbate
🥀 em + peor + ar = to make peor, which means worse
Peor means worse and comes from Latin pejor, the same root as English pejorative. Add em- (make) and -ar (verb ending), and empeorar means to make or get worse. Its opposite is mejorar, from mejor (better).