Acerbate vs. Exacerbate

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Difference Between Acerbate and Exacerbate
Acerbateadjective
(rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
Exacerbateverb
(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.
The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.Acerbateverb
(transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
Exacerbateverb
make worse;
This drug aggravates the painAcerbateverb
(transitive) To make bitter or sour.
Exacerbateverb
exasperate or irritate
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Acerbateverb
cause to be bitter or resentful;
These injustices embittered her even moreAcerbateverb
make sour or bitter