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Meaning of "acerbate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACERBATE

From Latin acerbātus, past participle of acerbāre to make sour.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ACERBATE

ˈæsəˌbeɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACERBATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acerbate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb acerbate in English.

WHAT DOES ACERBATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of acerbate in the English dictionary

The definition of acerbate in the dictionary is to embitter or exasperate. Other definition of acerbate is to make sour or bitter.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACERBATE

PRESENT

Present
I acerbate
you acerbate
he/she/it acerbates
we acerbate
you acerbate
they acerbate
Present continuous
I am acerbating
you are acerbating
he/she/it is acerbating
we are acerbating
you are acerbating
they are acerbating
Present perfect
I have acerbated
you have acerbated
he/she/it has acerbated
we have acerbated
you have acerbated
they have acerbated
Present perfect continuous
I have been acerbating
you have been acerbating
he/she/it has been acerbating
we have been acerbating
you have been acerbating
they have been acerbating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I acerbated
you acerbated
he/she/it acerbated
we acerbated
you acerbated
they acerbated
Past continuous
I was acerbating
you were acerbating
he/she/it was acerbating
we were acerbating
you were acerbating
they were acerbating
Past perfect
I had acerbated
you had acerbated
he/she/it had acerbated
we had acerbated
you had acerbated
they had acerbated
Past perfect continuous
I had been acerbating
you had been acerbating
he/she/it had been acerbating
we had been acerbating
you had been acerbating
they had been acerbating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will acerbate
you will acerbate
he/she/it will acerbate
we will acerbate
you will acerbate
they will acerbate
Future continuous
I will be acerbating
you will be acerbating
he/she/it will be acerbating
we will be acerbating
you will be acerbating
they will be acerbating
Future perfect
I will have acerbated
you will have acerbated
he/she/it will have acerbated
we will have acerbated
you will have acerbated
they will have acerbated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been acerbating
you will have been acerbating
he/she/it will have been acerbating
we will have been acerbating
you will have been acerbating
they will have been acerbating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would acerbate
you would acerbate
he/she/it would acerbate
we would acerbate
you would acerbate
they would acerbate
Conditional continuous
I would be acerbating
you would be acerbating
he/she/it would be acerbating
we would be acerbating
you would be acerbating
they would be acerbating
Conditional perfect
I would have acerbate
you would have acerbate
he/she/it would have acerbate
we would have acerbate
you would have acerbate
they would have acerbate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been acerbating
you would have been acerbating
he/she/it would have been acerbating
we would have been acerbating
you would have been acerbating
they would have been acerbating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you acerbate
we let´s acerbate
you acerbate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to acerbate
Past participle
acerbated
Present Participle
acerbating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACERBATE

approbate · bilobate · cohobate · conglobate · exacerbate · extubate · groundbait · hylobate · incubate · intubate · jailbait · masturbate · niobate · perturbate · reprobate · sorbate · stylobate · tholobate · titubate · whitebait

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACERBATE

acellular · acentric · acephalic · acephalous · acequia · acer · acerate · acerb · acerbic · acerbically · acerbities · acerbity · acerola · acerose · acerous · acervate · acervation · acervulus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACERBATE

abate · absorbate · adjournment debate · adsorbate · ascorbate · barbate · bate · celibate · dealbate · debate · erythorbate · grant of probate · lobate · Masbate · polysorbate · probate · rebate · rent rebate · surbate · tax rebate

Synonyms and antonyms of acerbate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acerbate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ACERBATE

Find out the translation of acerbate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of acerbate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acerbate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

acerbate
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

exacerbar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

acerbate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

acerbate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

acerbate
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

acerbate
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

exacerbar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উত্ত্যক্ত করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

exacerber
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Acerbate
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

acerbate
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

acerbate
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

acerbate
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Acerbate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau dư dội
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கடும் புளிப்பாக்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

एसीर्बेट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

acılaştırmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

acerbate
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

acerbate
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

acerbate
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

exacerba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

acerbate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

acerbate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acerbate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acerbate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acerbate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACERBATE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acerbate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACERBATE»

Discover the use of acerbate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acerbate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
(1) annoy or vex; irritate; make something taste bitter Word Used in Sentence(s) ( 1) Alex knew how passionate and agitated the crowd was, so rather than acerbate them further, he tempered his remarks. (1) His child-like actions acerbate his ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
2
The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
2. ascertain; assess; comprehend; determine; evaluate; learn; understand. get a life An infantile phrase (see page 20). get away with murder A moribund metaphor (see page 21). get (my) back up A moribund metaphor (see page 21). acerbate ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
3
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
2 syn SARCASTIC, acerbic, archilochian, caustic, corrosive, ||sarky acerbate vb syn EXACERBATE, embitter, envenom acerbic adj 1 syn SOUR 1, acerb, acetose , acid, acidulous, dry, tart 2 syn SARCASTIC, acerb, archilochian, caustic, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
4
Power Verbs for Presenters: Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to ...
(2) abscond (3) argue ACERBATE (1) annoy or vex; irritate; make something taste bitter or sour ( 1) Alex knew how passionate and agitated the crowd was, so rather than acerbate them further, he tempered his remarks. ( 1) His childlike ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
5
Power Verbs: The Complete Collection
Acerbate (1) annoyorvex; irritate; make something tastebitter Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) Alex knewhowpassionate and agitated the crowd was, so rather than acerbate them further, he tempered hisremarks. (1) His childlike actions acerbate ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
6
Influence of Environmental Factors on the Control of Grape ...
Acerbate,. H^thomyl,. Parathion*, Phosalone, Tetrachlorvinphos , Tr ichlorphon . Troisieme 25 Voir ci-dessus Voir ci-dessus** * Parathion en capsules ** La deuxieme intervention peut Stre effectuee pour les cepages vendangfis en octobre ...
R. Cavalloro, 1989
7
Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Practices for Older Adults: ...
... to behavioral health problems and vice versa (e.g., diabetes can result in depression and medications can cause problems like sexual dysfunction; a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet self-control can lead to or ex- acerbate diabetes. The most ...
Sue E. Levkoff, Hongtu Chen, Jane E. Fisher, 2006
8
A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words: Obsolete ...
ACERBATE. To make sour; to sharpen. Tis this, said he, that acerbdtn my woe. Billingaly': Brachy-Martpmlogio, 1657, p. 53. ACEROTE. Brown bread. Minalieu. ACERTAINED. Confirmed in opinion. For now I am acertained throughiy 0! every  ...
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1865
9
Studies on the Accentuation of Polysyllabic Latin, Greek, ...
111 L 2: for -[dit'ja:riareit]' read '[di'tja:ri9reit]'. p, p. 115 § 14 l. 2: insert 'acclimate,' before 'acerbate'. p p. 115 § 14 l. 8: insert 'segmentate,' before 'sesquiplicate' . p p . 115 l. 9 from bottom: for '28' read '29'; insert 'acclimate,' before p 'acerbate'.
Bror Danielsson, 1948
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Stockholm Studies in English
p. 109 I. 5 from bottom: for '27' read '26'. p. Ill L 2: for '[dit'jsiriareit]' read '[di'tja: riareit]'. p. 115 § 14 1. 2: insert 'acclimate,' before 'acerbate'. p. 115 § 14 1. 8: insert 'segmentate,' before 'sesquiplicate'. p. 115 I. 9 from bottom: for '28' read '29';  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACERBATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acerbate is used in the context of the following news items.
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David Schary: Learning from Kenny McKinley
Money can often acerbate the problem because it enables individuals to try to buy their way out of depression through things like drugs and ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
2
School guidelines may have unintended effects
... there was already a significantly growing divide between schools in New Zealand and these regulations had the potential to acerbate that. «Radio New Zealand, May 15»
3
Plymouth selectmen reject increase in transfer station user fees
If the subsidy were not forthcoming, he said, “Wouldn't that acerbate an already deteriorating situation?” Arrighi agreed. If the number of transfer ... «Wicked Local Plymouth, May 15»
4
Invisible Migrants: Indonesians Abroad
Low education and foreign language abilities of many migrants acerbate the situation. Many work in the shadows as domestic workers in ... «The News Hub, Apr 15»
5
Scientists develop algorithm that can auto-ban internet trolls
... of a community, taking extreme action against small infractions can ex- acerbate antisocial behavior (e.g., unfairness can cause users to write ... «The Stack, Apr 15»
6
Bogotá's 'G Zone' under threat
According to residents, the walkway would acerbate the already Gordian gridlock along major streets, which has been made more acute in ... «The City Paper Bogota, Mar 15»
7
S&P 500 Intrinsic Value Update
... have a long history of rising till economic trends have peaked regardless of most geopolitics or events which tend to acerbate investor fear. «ValueWalk, Mar 15»
8
Lengthy court case a big challenge for teachers and their union
... attaining resolution, which will only acerbate the already soured relationship between the teachers and the BCTF and the B.C. government. «Langley Times, Mar 15»
9
Price and rise of China behind decline in mobility
... Korean students at home, it does nothing to increase flagging enrolments at domestic universities and may acerbate the oversupply problem. «University World News, Feb 15»
10
Wine, beer or booze: 'Hair of the Dog' not your best bet
... have proven that "like cures like" particularly treating a hangover does not work and can acerbate the problem by prolonging the hangover. «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jan 15»
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