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acerbate

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈa.sə.beɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aabceertStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. make sour or bitter

Word origin

From Latin acerbātus, perfect passive participle of acerbō (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”).

Used in a sentence

  • Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.

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