Acerbate Definition

ăsər-bāt
acerbated, acerbates, acerbating
verb
acerbated
To vex or annoy.
American Heritage
To make sour or bitter.
Webster's New World
To irritate; vex.
Webster's New World

To exasperate; to irritate.

Wiktionary

To make bitter or sour.

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Synonyms:
adjective

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

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Origin of Acerbate

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin acerbāre acerbāt- to make harsh from acerbus harsh acerbic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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