acerbate: Meaning and Definition of

ac•er•bate

Pronunciation: (v.as'ur-bāt"adj.u-sûr'bit), [key]
— v., adj. -bat•ed, -bat•ing,
—v.t.
  1. to make sour or bitter.
  2. to exasperate.
—adj.
  1. embittered.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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