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acerbate, acerbates; acerbated; acerbating (verbs)
1. To make sour or bitter: "His wife acerbated the salad dressing with strong vinegar."
2. To irritate, vex, or annoy: "He was acerbating his wife when he complained about the excessive sourness of the salad dressing."
3. Expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way: "Some news critics were acerbating the so-called comic's TV show."
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