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    EMBITTER

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they embitter  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it embitters  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: embittered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: embittered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: embittering  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Cause to be bitter or resentfulplay

    Example:

    These injustices embittered her even more

    Synonyms:

    acerbate; embitter; envenom

    Classified under:

    Verbs of feeling

    Cause:

    resent (feel bitter or indignant about)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    embitterment (the state of being embittered)

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