acerbate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sə.beɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/, ASS-uhr-bait

Adjective

acerbate (comparative more acerbate, superlative most acerbate)

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

Verb

acerbate (third-person singular simple present acerbates, present participle acerbating, simple past and past participle acerbated)

(transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, chapter 51, in Phineas Finn:
  Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.
(transitive) To make bitter or sour.

Synonyms

(exasperate): provoke
(make bitter): sour, embitter

Derived terms

acerbation

Translations

exasperate

Bulgarian: дразня (bg) (draznja), ядосвам (bg) (jadosvam)
Hungarian: elkeserít (hu)

Interlingua: acerbar
Latin: acerbō

to make bitter or sour

Portuguese: acerbar (pt)

References

acerbate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Verb

acerbāte

first-person plural present active imperative of acerbō

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