Acerbate vs. Exacerbate
Acerbate and Exacerbate Definitions
Acerbate
To vex or annoy.
Exacerbate
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
A speech that exacerbated racial tensions.
A heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.
Acerbate
(rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
Exacerbate
(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.
The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.
Acerbate
(transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
Exacerbate
To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease.
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Acerbate
(transitive) To make bitter or sour.
Exacerbate
Make worse;
This drug aggravates the pain
Acerbate
To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.
Exacerbate
Exasperate or irritate
Acerbate
Cause to be bitter or resentful;
These injustices embittered her even more
Acerbate
Make sour or bitter
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