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Acerbate vs Ascerbate - What's the difference?

acerbate | ascerbate |

As verbs the difference between acerbate and ascerbate

is that acerbate is to exasperate; to irritate while ascerbate is misspelling of acerbate.

As an adjective acerbate

is embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.

acerbate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.

    • Verb

    (acerbat)
  • To exasperate; to irritate.
  • * 1869 , , Phineas Finn , ch. 51:
    • Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.
  • To make bitter or sour.

    • Synonyms

    * (exasperate) provoke * (make bitter) sour, embitter

    Derived terms

    * acerbation

    References

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    ascerbate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)