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



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins