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Meaning of ACERBATE

Pronunciation:  [adj]u'surbit, [v]'asur`beyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  make sour or bitter
  2. [v]  cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"
 
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 Synonyms: embitter, envenom
 
 See Also: alter, change, resent

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*cerb"ate\, v. t. [L. acerbatus, p. p. of acerbare,
fr. acerbus.]
To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.
 
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