Definition of acerbate Acerbate

ac•er•bate

We found 7 definitions of acerbate from 4 different sources.

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What does acerbate mean?

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Verb

acerbates, acerbating, acerbated  

acerbate - make sour or bitter
  modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
acerbate - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"
  embitter, envenom
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  • acerbate (v. t.)
    To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.

Part of speech

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  • acerbate, verb, present, 1st person singular of acerbate (infinitive).
  • acerbate, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Sign Language

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