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- [verb as-er-beyt; adjective uh-sur-bit]
- /verb ˈæs ərˌbeɪt; adjective əˈsɜr bɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [verb as-er-beyt; adjective uh-sur-bit]
- /verb ˈæs ərˌbeɪt; adjective əˈsɜr bɪt/
Definitions of acerbate word
- verb acerbate to embitter or exasperate 3
- verb acerbate to make sour or bitter 3
- verb transitive acerbate to irritate; vex 3
- verb with object acerbate to make sour or bitter. 1
- verb with object acerbate to exasperate. 1
- adjective acerbate embittered. 1
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Origin of acerbate
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
1725-35; < Latin acerbātus, past participle of acerbāre to make bitter. See acerbic, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Acerbate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acerbate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acerbate
verb acerbate
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- perturb — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
noun acerbate
Antonyms for acerbate
verb acerbate
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
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