"acerbate" meaning in All languages combined

See acerbate on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈa.sə.beɪt/ [UK], /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acerbate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more acerbate [comparative], most acerbate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin acerbātus, perfect passive participle of acerbō (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|acerbātus}} Latin acerbātus, {{m|la|acerbō||make bitter}} acerbō (“make bitter”), {{m|la|acerbus||bitter}} acerbus (“bitter”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} acerbate (comparative more acerbate, superlative most acerbate)
  1. (rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-acerbate-en-adj-LfHNUeOl

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈa.sə.beɪt/ [UK], /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acerbate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: acerbates [present, singular, third-person], acerbating [participle, present], acerbated [participle, past], acerbated [past]
Etymology: From Latin acerbātus, perfect passive participle of acerbō (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|acerbātus}} Latin acerbātus, {{m|la|acerbō||make bitter}} acerbō (“make bitter”), {{m|la|acerbus||bitter}} acerbus (“bitter”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} acerbate (third-person singular simple present acerbates, present participle acerbating, simple past and past participle acerbated)
  1. (transitive) To exasperate; to irritate. Tags: transitive Synonyms (exasperate): provoke Translations (exasperate): дразня (draznja) (Bulgarian), ядосвам (jadosvam) (Bulgarian), elkeserít (Hungarian), acerbar (Interlingua), acerbō (Latin)
    Sense id: en-acerbate-en-verb--WzsIPC9 Disambiguation of 'exasperate': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'exasperate': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To make bitter or sour. Tags: transitive Synonyms (make bitter): sour, embitter Translations (to make bitter or sour): acerbar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acerbate-en-verb-Tcr9OJH4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 8 77 Disambiguation of 'make bitter': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'to make bitter or sour': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acerbation, exacerbate

Verb [Latin]

IPA: /a.kerˈbaː.te/ [Classical], [äkɛrˈbäːt̪ɛ] [Classical], /a.t͡ʃerˈba.te/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ät͡ʃerˈbäːt̪e] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: acerbāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=acerbāte}} acerbāte
  1. second-person plural present active imperative of acerbō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, plural, present, second-person Form of: acerbō
    Sense id: en-acerbate-la-verb-60A-QdEl Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make bitter or sour",
      "word": "acerbar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acerbate"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "acerbāte",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "verb form",
        "head": "acerbāte"
      },
      "expansion": "acerbāte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "acerbō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person plural present active imperative of acerbō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "acerbō",
          "acerbo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.kerˈbaː.te/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äkɛrˈbäːt̪ɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.t͡ʃerˈba.te/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ät͡ʃerˈbäːt̪e]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acerbate"
}

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