English verb: acerbate | |||
1. | acerbate (emotion) cause to be bitter or resentful | ||
Samples | These injustices embittered her even more. | ||
Synonyms | embitter, envenom | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Cause | resent | ||
2. | acerbate (change) make sour or bitter | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||