Imbitter

//ɪmˈbɪtə//

Synonyms for "imbitter" (94 found)

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Verb(2 words)

acerbate afflict agent provocateur aggravate aggrieve alienate amplify anguish annoy antagonize arouse augment bitter break down bring to tears bristle build up

Strong matches (28)

chafe crush cut up damage deepen desolate deteriorate dilapidate draw tears endamage enhance enlarge envenom estrange exacerbate exasperate fret grieve harm heat up

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heighten hot up huff

Verb(5 words)

enrage envenom get someone's goat grame grill

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imbitterer imbitterment

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embitter

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Sometimes it [pride] ſtirreth vp men, and imboldeneth them to offer vvrongs: ſometimes imbittereth men; and maketh them vvayvvard againſt the right: […]

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He imbitters not a diſtaſtfull meſſage to a forrein Prince by his indiſcretion in delivering it.

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The Proſpect of Death is ſo gloomy and diſmal, that if it vvere conſtantly before our Eyes, it vvould imbitter all the Svveets of Life.

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The superstition of the people was not imbittered by any mixture of theological rancor; nor was it confined by the chains of any speculative system.

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