"acerbate" meaning in English

See acerbate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈa.sə.beɪt/ [UK], /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acerbate.wav 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, {{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

IPA: /ˈa.sə.beɪt/ [UK], /ˈæ.səɹˌbeɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acerbate.wav 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, {{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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 8 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 11 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 8 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 11 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 13 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 11 8 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 11 73 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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