imbitter
Americanverb (used with object)
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These, oftentimes, mingle Gall even in their sweetest Pleasures; and imbitter to them the wholesomest Delights.
From Occasional Thoughts in Reference to a Vertuous or Cristian life by Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham
He said, as they looked out together into the moonlit night, Albano had this evening hardly brought forward anything but thorny and exaggerated truths, which only imbitter, but do not enlighten.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
I would not imbitter Sylvia's joy by intimating that perhaps Mr. Prentice's studious regard for much of the poetry that he published was based upon the fact that he could not parse it.
From Aftermath by James Lane Allen
There is a deep undertone of sadness in your words, and they point to a possibility that would imbitter every moment of the remnant of my life.
From His Sombre Rivals by Edward Payson Roe
He made the best of things, overlooking the petty matters which some persons allow to wear and imbitter their dispositions.
From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton
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