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embitter

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em⋅bit⋅ter

  [em-bit-er]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness: Failure has embittered him.
2. to make bitter or more bitter in taste.
Also, imbitter.

Origin:
1595–1605; em- 1 + bitter

Related forms:
em⋅bit⋅ter⋅er, noun
em⋅bit⋅ter⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. sour, rankle, envenom.
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em·bit·ter   (ěm-bĭt'ər)   
tr.v.   em·bit·tered, em·bit·ter·ing, em·bit·ters

  1. To make bitter in flavor.

  2. To arouse bitter feelings in: was embittered by years of unrewarded labor.

em·bit'ter·ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

embitter 
c.1603, from en- + bitter (q.v.). Now rare in its literal sense; fig. meaning first attested 1634.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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