Ex-ăç'er-bāte or Ĕx/ă-çer'bāte, v. t.

(117), v. t. [imp. & p. p. EXACERBATED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXACERBATING.] [Lat. exacerbare, exacerbatum, from ex, out, and acerbare, to make harsh or bitter, from acerbus, harsh, bitter, sour.] To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or a disease. [See Note under CONTEMPLATE.]