IMBITTER
Etymology
Verb
imbitter (third-person singular simple present imbitters, present participle imbittering, simple past and past participle imbittered)
Obsolete spelling of embitter. [17th–19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Im*bit"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbittering.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + bitter. Cf. Embitter.] [Written also embitter.]
Definition: To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant. Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life than shame South. Imbittered against each other by former contests. Bancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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