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ăcerbo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id. (vox Vergil.).
I. To make harsh or bitter, to embitter; lit. and trop. (very rare): “gaudia,” Stat. Th. 12, 75: “mortem,” Val. Fl. 6, 655.— Hence in an extended sense,
II. To augment or aggravate any thing disagreeable (cf. acuo): “formidine crimen acerbat,” Verg. A. 11, 407: “nefas Eteoclis,” Stat. Th. 3, 214.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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