acerbate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to be bitter or resentful
    embitter; envenom.
    • These injustices embittered her even more
  2. verb make sour or bitter

WordNet

A*cerb"ate transitive verb
Etymology
L. acerbatus, p. p. of acerbare, fr. acerbus.
Definitions
  1. To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.

Webster 1913