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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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