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acerbate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/ (US)
  • /ˈa.sə.beɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin acerbātus, perfect passive participle of acerbō (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”).

Meanings

  1. (rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.

Forms

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more acerbate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most acerbate Degree=Sup lexicographic

acerbate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/ (US)
  • /ˈa.sə.beɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin acerbātus, perfect passive participle of acerbō (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
    • Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory. 1869, Anthony Trollope, chapter 51, in Phineas Finn:
  2. (transitive) To make bitter or sour.

Forms

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acerbated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
acerbated Tense=Past lexicographic
acerbating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
acerbates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

exacerbate · acerbation

Synonyms

embitter (make bitter) · provoke (exasperate) · sour (make bitter)

Translations (17)

hu elkeserít (exasperate) · pl zirytować (exasperate) · ia acerbar (exasperate) · bg дразня (exasperate) · la acerbō (exasperate) · pl napełnić goryczą (to make bitter or sour) · pl napełniać goryczą (to make bitter or sour) · bg ядосвам (exasperate) · cs popudit (exasperate) · fi katkeroittaa (to make bitter or sour) · fi ärsyttää (exasperate) · pt acerbar (to make bitter or sour) · pl wkurzyć (exasperate) · cs rozhořčit (exasperate) · pl irytować (exasperate) · fi suututtaa (exasperate) · pl wkurzać (exasperate)