acerbate vs excite

acerbate

verb
  • To make bitter or sour. 

  • To exasperate; to irritate. 

adj
  • Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. 

excite

verb
  • To stir the emotions of. 

  • To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. 

  • To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. 

  • To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in. 

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