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“acerbate”
acerbate (verb), acerbates; acerbated; acerbating
1. To make sour or bitter: Harry's wife acerbated the salad dressing with strong vinegar.
2. To irritate, vex, or annoy: Sam was acerbating his wife when he complained about the excessive sourness of the salad dressing.
3. To express harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way: Some news critics were acerbating the so-called comic's TV show.
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2. To irritate, vex, or annoy: Sam was acerbating his wife when he complained about the excessive sourness of the salad dressing.
3. To express harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way: Some news critics were acerbating the so-called comic's TV show.
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“acerbate”
To irritate, to embitter, to vex, or to annoy; to make something sour or bitter; expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way. (2)
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