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embitter (iou)



embitter verb trans. Also imbitter. L15.
[from EM-1, IM-1 + BITTER adjective.]
I.
Make (a person or feeling) intensely hostile, bitter, or discontented; exacerbate (a quarrel). L15.
R. Lindner A soured woman..embittered for life by her illegitimacy.
Increase the bitterness or pain of. M17.
J. R. Green His failure was embittered by heavier disasters elsewhere.
Spoil the sweetness of, sour, (existence, pursuits, etc.). L17.
II.
Make bitter to the taste. Now rare. E17.
embitterer noun M18.
embitterment noun the action of embittering; the state of being embittered: M17.