acerbate
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Fires ravaging huge swaths of countryside only acerbate the climate crisis, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
There seemed to be a danger that Kennedy's straight talk might even further acerbate Franco-American relations.
From Time Magazine Archive
The poor girl had not spirit sufficient to upbraid her friend; nor did it suit her now to acerbate an enemy.
From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony
Lady Laura had triumphed; but she had no desire to acerbate her husband by any unpalatable allusion to her victory.
From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony
Schalke’s recent frustrations have been acerbated by Dortmund’s relative success in establishing itself as Bayern’s greatest challenger.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2017
Helped by Nixon's admiration for De Gaulle, the acerbated diplomatic relations between the U.S. and France became better than they had been in more than a decade.
From Time Magazine Archive
But not the less was he acerbated and disgusted at the idea that Augustus should endeavor to take the young lady to himself.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Trollope, Anthony
And personally his feelings had been acerbated in that he had been called 'mate' by a man not half his age.
From John Caldigate by Trollope, Anthony
On the Monday morning John Ball said something respecting Margaret to his mother which acerbated that lady more than ever against her niece.
From Miss Mackenzie by Trollope, Anthony
Lord Palmerston, too, was a typical example of a leader lulling, rather than arousing, assuaging rather than acerbating the minds of his followers.
From The English Constitution by Bagehot, Walter
At first they were both extremely angry, acerbating each other's wrath.
From Ayala's Angel by Trollope, Anthony
