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Acerbate

//ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. rare
Verb
  1. 1
    To exasperate; to irritate. transitive

    "Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory."

  2. 2
    make sour or bitter wordnet
  3. 3
    To make bitter or sour. transitive
  4. 4
    cause to be bitter or resentful wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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