ACUATE

acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike

(adjective) ending in a sharp point

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

acuate (comparative more acuate, superlative most acuate)

Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

Verb

acuate (third-person singular simple present acuates, present participle acuating, simple past and past participle acuated)

(obsolete, transitive) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac"u*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. acus needle.]

Definition: To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] "[To] acuate the blood." Harvey.

Ac"u*ate, a.

Definition: Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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