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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Embitter \Em*bit"ter\, v. t. To make bitter or sad. See {Imbitter}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imbitter \Im*bit"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbittered}; p. pr & vb n. {Imbittering}.] [Pref. im- in + bitter. Cf {Embitter}.] [Written also {embitter}.] To make bitter; hence to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant. Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life than shame? --South. Imbittered against each other by former contests. --Bancroft. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: embitter v : cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" [syn: {envenom}, {acerbate}]
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