acerbate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈa.sə.beɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈæ.sərˌbeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form acerbate

Third-person singular acerbates

Past tense acerbated

Past participle acerbated

Present participle acerbating

1. (transitive) If you acerbate something, you make it taste sour.

   Adding a lemon into the pie acerbated it.

Related words

• acerb
• acerbic
• acerbity