“acerbate”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

acerbate

释义

▪ I. acerbate, ppl. a.|əˈsɜːbət|
[ad. L. acerbāt-us pa. pple. of acerbā-re to embitter; see prec. and -ate².]
Embittered, exasperated; severe.
1869Echo 16 Sept. 1/3 The very faults of a fat man are less acerbate than those of other people.
▪ II. acerbate, v.|ˈæsəbeɪt|
[f. L. acerbāt- ppl. stem of acerbā-re to embitter; f. acerb-us bitter, harsh.]
To sour or embitter; usually fig. to exasperate.
[1731In Bailey, vol. II. 1818 In Todd n.q.]1845Lytton Zanoni Ep. Ded., The ignoble jealousy and the sordid strife which degrade and acerbate the ambition of Genius.1862A. Trollope N. Amer. I. 86 The Canadians..have been vexed and acerbated by the braggadocio of the Northern States.

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