ACERBATE


Meaning of ACERBATE in English

v. /as"euhr bayt'/ ; adj. /euh serr"bit/ , v. , acerbated, acerbating , adj.

v.t.

1. to make sour or bitter.

2. to exasperate.

adj.

3. embittered.

[ 1725-35; acerbatus, ptp. of acerbare to make bitter. See ACERBIC, -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .