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ire | acerbate |

As a noun ire

is .

As an adjective acerbate is

(rare) embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.

As a verb acerbate is

to exasperate; to irritate.

ire

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ire, yre, shortened form of . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • Iron.
    • The cruel ire , red as any gleed. — Chaucer.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ire, from (etyl) , (etyl) aesma'' 'anger', (etyl) ''e?ati 'it drives on').

    Noun

    (-)
  • (literary, poetic) Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
    • Synonyms
    * fury * rage * wrath
    Related terms
    * irascibility * irascible * irate * ireful

    Verb

    (ir)
  • To anger; to fret; to irritate.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    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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