Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Acerbate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
cause to be bitter or resentful
"These injustices embittered her even more"
make sour or bitter
To exasperate; to irritate.
Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
The word comes from the Latin verb acerbare, meaning "to make bitter." It is derived from the adjective acerbus, which also means "bitter."