acerbate
(verb) make sour or bitter
embitter, envenom, acerbate
(verb) cause to be bitter or resentful; “These injustices embittered her even more”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acerbate (comparative more acerbate, superlative most acerbate)
(rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
acerbate (third-person singular simple present acerbates, present participle acerbating, simple past and past participle acerbated)
(transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
(transitive) To make bitter or sour.
• (exasperate): provoke
• (make bitter): sour, embitter
Source: Wiktionary
A*cerb"ate, v. t. Etym: [L. acerbatus, p. p. of acerbare, fr. acerbus.]
Definition: To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
