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词汇 acerbate
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Definition of acerbate in English:

acerbate

adjective əˈsəːbət
literary
  • Embittered; severe.

verb əˈsəːbət
  • with object To exacerbate (a negative feeling or problem); (occasionally) †to sour or embitter (a person) (obsolete).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Echo. From classical Latin acerbātus, past participle of acerbāre. Compare earlier acerbate
mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Billingsley (bap. 1633, d. 1709), religious poet and Presbyterian minister. From classical Latin acerbāt-, past participial stem of acerbāre to embitter, to make worse, aggravate from acerbus.

Definition of acerbate in US English:

acerbate

adjectiveəˈsəːbət
literary
  • Embittered; severe.

verbəˈsəːbət
  • with object To exacerbate (a negative feeling or problem); (occasionally) †to sour or embitter (a person) (obsolete).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Echo. From classical Latin acerbātus, past participle of acerbāre. Compare earlier acerbate<br>mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Billingsley (bap. 1633, d. 1709), religious poet and Presbyterian minister. From classical Latin acerbāt-, past participial stem of acerbāre to embitter, to make worse, aggravate from acerbus.

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