Acerbate

//ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt//

Synonyms for "acerbate" (50 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Verb(1 words)

embitter

acerbic acid acidulous acrid acrimonious biting bitter burning caustic

Strong matches (15)

choleric corrosive crabbed cutting dry embitter embittered exacerbate green incisive keen mordant penetrating pickled

Verb(1 words)

envenom

Related words (25)

piercing provoke pungent rancorous rankled resentful scathing scorching sec sharp sore sour soured splenetic stabbing stinging tart trenchant unripe unsweet

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vinegarish virulent withering

Verb(2 words)

provoke sour

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

alter cast down change deject demoralise demoralize depress dismay dispirit get down modify

Synonyms

3 entries

embitter provoke sour

derived

2 entries

acerbation exacerbate

manner of

1 entries

change

related to

6 entries

bitter disposition embittered exasperate irritate sour

Translations

8 translations across 6 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

дразня verb (exasperate)
ядосвам verb (exasperate)

Czech

2 entries

popudit verb (exasperate)
rozhořčit verb (exasperate)

Hungarian

1 entries

elkeserít verb (exasperate)

Interlingua

1 entries

acerbar verb (exasperate)

Latin

1 entries

acerbō verb (exasperate)

Portuguese

1 entries

acerbar verb (to make bitter or sour)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

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