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Meaning of acerbate in English

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    acerbate

    Etymology

    mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Billingsley (bap. 1633, d. 1709), religious poet and Presbyterian minister. From classical Latin acerbāt-, past participial stem of acerbāre to embitter, to make worse, aggravate from acerbus

    Definitions

    1. cause to be bitter or resentful

    Examples

    • « These injustices embittered her even more »
  2. 2. make sour or bitter

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