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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 | ||
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