1) Embitter 2) Envenom 3) Irritate 4) Make bitter 5) Make sour or bitter 6) To exasperate 7) To irritate 8) To make bitter or sour Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/acerbate
A·cerb'ate transitive verb [ Latin acerbatus , past participle of acerbare , from acerbus .] To sour; to imbitter; to irritate. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/17