embitter

== English == === Etymology === From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) +‎ bitter. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɪtə/, /ɛm-/ (General American) IPA(key): /əmˈbɪtəɹ/, /ɛm-/, [-ɾəɹ] Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ) Hyphenation: em‧bit‧ter === Verb === embitter (third-person singular simple present embitters, present participle embittering, simple past and past participle embittered) (transitive) (archaic) To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter. Synonym: acerbate (figurative) To cause (a positive quality such as happiness, or a thing such as an activity or one's life) to become less good or pleasurable; also, to make (a negative quality, or thing such as a disagreement) worse or more unpleasant. To cause (someone or their feelings) to become more angry, resentful, or unfriendly; to envenom. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== imbitter (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== embetter === References ===