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ac·er·bate (ăs′ər-bāt′) tr.v. ac·er·bat·ed ,
ac·er·bat·ing ,
ac·er·bates To vex or annoy.
[Latin acerbāre , acerbāt- , to make harsh , from acerbus , harsh ; see acerbic .]
acerbate (ˈæsəˌbeɪt ) vb (
tr )
1. to embitter or exasperate
2. to make sour or bitter
ac•er•bate (ˈæs ərˌbeɪt) v.t. -bat•ed, -bat•ing. 1. to make sour or bitter.
2. to exasperate or embitter.
[1725–35; < Latin]
acerbate Past participle: acerbatedGerund: acerbatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative acerbate acerbate
Present I acerbate you acerbate he/she/it acerbates we acerbate you acerbate they acerbate
Preterite I acerbated you acerbated he/she/it acerbated we acerbated you acerbated they acerbated
Present Continuous I am acerbating you are acerbating he/she/it is acerbating we are acerbating you are acerbating they are acerbating
Present Perfect I have acerbated you have acerbated he/she/it has acerbated we have acerbated you have acerbated they have acerbated
Past Continuous I was acerbating you were acerbating he/she/it was acerbating we were acerbating you were acerbating they were acerbating
Past Perfect I had acerbated you had acerbated he/she/it had acerbated we had acerbated you had acerbated they had acerbated
Future I will acerbate you will acerbate he/she/it will acerbate we will acerbate you will acerbate they will acerbate
Future Perfect I will have acerbated you will have acerbated he/she/it will have acerbated we will have acerbated you will have acerbated they will have acerbated
Future Continuous I will be acerbating you will be acerbating he/she/it will be acerbating we will be acerbating you will be acerbating they will be acerbating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been acerbating you have been acerbating he/she/it has been acerbating we have been acerbating you have been acerbating they have been acerbating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been acerbating you will have been acerbating he/she/it will have been acerbating we will have been acerbating you will have been acerbating they will have been acerbating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been acerbating you had been acerbating he/she/it had been acerbating we had been acerbating you had been acerbating they had been acerbating
Conditional I would acerbate you would acerbate he/she/it would acerbate we would acerbate you would acerbate they would acerbate
Past Conditional I would have acerbated you would have acerbated he/she/it would have acerbated we would have acerbated you would have acerbated they would have acerbated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. acerbate - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"2. acerbate - make sour or bitter alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
acerbate - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"
acerbate - make sour or bitter