Associations to the word «Acerbate»

Adjective

Adverb

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Wiktionary

ACERBATE, adjective. (rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
ACERBATE, verb. To exasperate; to irritate.
ACERBATE, verb. To make bitter or sour.

Dictionary definition

ACERBATE, verb. Cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more".
ACERBATE, verb. Make sour or bitter.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats