Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Imbitter

Imbitter , transitive verb

[Prefix im- in + bitter. Compare Embitter.]

To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.
Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life than shame? — South
Imbittered against each other by former contests. — Bancroft