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acerbate
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ac·er·bate  (sr-bt)
tr.v. ac·er·bat·ed, ac·er·bat·ing, ac·er·bates
To vex or annoy.
[Latin acerbre, acerbt-, to make harsh, from acerbus, harsh; see acerbic.]
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Verb1.acerbate - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"
embitter, envenom
2.acerbateacerbate - make sour or bitter                  
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"


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In November 2002, Secretary-General Kofi Annan noted that the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks have acerbated the dilemma, "where an understandable focus on preventing still more terrible terrorist acts has increased concerns about the price we must pay in terms of cherished rights and liberties".
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And the publish-orperish principle is firmly rooted in scientific competition for grants and positions-a process exacerbated acerbated by the practice of granting facility members lifetime appointments.
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