acerbate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin acerbātus, perfect passive participle of acerbō (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
acerbate (comparative more acerbate, superlative most acerbate)
- (rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
Verb [edit]
acerbate (third-person singular simple present acerbates, present participle acerbating, simple past and past participle acerbated)
- To exasperate; to irritate.
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn, ch. 51:
- Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn, ch. 51:
- To make bitter or sour.
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Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
exasperate
References [edit]
- acerbate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
acerbāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of acerbō