acerbate

ac·er·bate

A0049100 (ăs′ər-bāt′)tr.v. ac·er·bat·ed, ac·er·bat·ing, ac·er·bates To vex or annoy.

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[Latin acerbāre, acerbāt-, to make harsh, from acerbus, harsh; see acerbic.]

acerbate

(ˈæsəˌbeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to embitter or exasperate2. to make sour or bitter

ac•er•bate

(ˈæs ərˌbeɪt)

v.t. -bat•ed, -bat•ing. 1. to make sour or bitter. 2. to exasperate or embitter. [1725–35; < Latin]

acerbate

Past participle: acerbated
Gerund: acerbating

Imperative
acerbate
acerbate

Present
I acerbate
you acerbate
he/she/it acerbates
we acerbate
you acerbate
they acerbate

Preterite
I acerbated
you acerbated
he/she/it acerbated
we acerbated
you acerbated
they acerbated

Present Continuous
I am acerbating
you are acerbating
he/she/it is acerbating
we are acerbating
you are acerbating
they are acerbating

Present Perfect
I have acerbated
you have acerbated
he/she/it has acerbated
we have acerbated
you have acerbated
they have acerbated

Past Continuous
I was acerbating
you were acerbating
he/she/it was acerbating
we were acerbating
you were acerbating
they were acerbating

Past Perfect
I had acerbated
you had acerbated
he/she/it had acerbated
we had acerbated
you had acerbated
they had acerbated

Future
I will acerbate
you will acerbate
he/she/it will acerbate
we will acerbate
you will acerbate
they will acerbate

Future Perfect
I will have acerbated
you will have acerbated
he/she/it will have acerbated
we will have acerbated
you will have acerbated
they will have acerbated

Future Continuous
I will be acerbating
you will be acerbating
he/she/it will be acerbating
we will be acerbating
you will be acerbating
they will be acerbating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been acerbating
you have been acerbating
he/she/it has been acerbating
we have been acerbating
you have been acerbating
they have been acerbating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been acerbating
you will have been acerbating
he/she/it will have been acerbating
we will have been acerbating
you will have been acerbating
they will have been acerbating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been acerbating
you had been acerbating
he/she/it had been acerbating
we had been acerbating
you had been acerbating
they had been acerbating

Conditional
I would acerbate
you would acerbate
he/she/it would acerbate
we would acerbate
you would acerbate
they would acerbate

Past Conditional
I would have acerbated
you would have acerbated
he/she/it would have acerbated
we would have acerbated
you would have acerbated
they would have acerbated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	acerbate - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"embitter, envenom
	2.	acerbate - make sour or bitter alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"