acerbate vs acerbic

acerbate

adj
  • Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. 

verb
  • To exasperate; to irritate. 

  • To make bitter or sour. 

acerbic

adj
  • Tasting sour or bitter. 

  • Sharp, harsh, biting. 

How often have the words acerbate and acerbic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )