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Definition of Imbitter
1. v. t. To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.
Definition of Imbitter
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of embitter) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imbitter
1. to embitter [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: embitter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imbitter
Literary usage of Imbitter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Seasons by James Thomson (1793)
"... That cruel spoiler, that embosom'd foe, imbitter'd all our bliss. Ye good
distrest! Ye noble few! who here unbending stand Beneath life's pressure, ..."
2. Festus: A Poem by Philip James Bailey (1853)
"... Made saturate with bliss; I would not have one briny tear imbitter beauty's kiss.
Nay, weep not, fear not! woe nor wrath Can touch a soul like thine, ..."
3. Cobb's Abridgment of J. Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and by John Walker, Lyman Cobb (1834)
"... a narrow part rising from a broader ; keenness, acrimony : va to sharpen ; to
furnish with an edge; to border; to imbitter. dul со ra ting, ..."
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