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embitter

em·bit·ter

UK/ɪmˈbɪtə/ US/ɛm-/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

cause to be bitter or resentful

  • “These injustices embittered her even more”
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Origin

From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.

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