acerbate

Meanings

• Verb

  To make (a situation, feeling, etc.) more bitter or sharp; intensify.

• Verb

  To make (something) more bitter, sharp, or intense.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with acerbate
cerate , perate , rate

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Variants

List of all variants of acerbate that leads to same result
acerbate , acerbated , acerbates , acerbating

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Etymology

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From Old French acerber, from acerbe, sharp, bitter.

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Trivia

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1. Acerbate is a rare word, and it's not commonly used in everyday speech.

2. The word 'acerbate' comes from the Old French word 'acerbe', which means 'sharp' or 'bitter'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Irritant: Acerbate can also be used to describe an irritant, something that causes irritation or discomfort.

2. Sharpen: Related to the original meaning of the word, 'acerbate' can also mean to sharpen or make something more pointed.

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Culture

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Acerbate has been used in literature to describe the intensification of emotions or situations. In Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth uses the word to describe her desire to 'acerbate' her husband's resolve to commit regicide.

How to Memorize "acerbate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sharp knife being used to intensify a flavor or situation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the sharpness of a knife or the bitterness of a lemon.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the 'A' in acerbate stands for 'intensify' or 'sharp'.

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