different between acrimony vs acerbate

English

Etymology

From Middle French acrimonie, from Latin ?crim?nia (“sharpness, pungency”).

Pronunciation

Noun

acrimony (countable and uncountable, plural acrimonies)

1. A sharp and bitter hatred.

   Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping.

Synonyms

• animosity
• bitterness
• enmity
• hatred
• opposition

Antonyms

• friendship
• peace

Related terms

• acrimonious

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin acerb?tus, perfect passive participle of acerb? (“make bitter”), from acerbus (“bitter”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?a.s?.be?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ.s???be?t/, ASS-uhr-bait

Adjective

acerbate (comparative more acerbate, superlative most acerbate)

1. (rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.

Verb

acerbate (third-person singular simple present acerbates, present participle acerbating, simple past and past participle acerbated)

1. (transitive) To exasperate; to irritate.
2. (transitive) To make bitter or sour.

Synonyms

• (exasperate): provoke
• (make bitter): sour, embitter

Derived terms

• acerbation
• exacerbate

Translations

References

• acerbate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.ker?ba?.te/, [äk?r?bä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.t??er?ba.te/, [?t???r?b??t??]

Verb

acerb?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of acerb?