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ACUATED
Verb
acuated
simple past tense and past participle of acuate
Anagrams
• caudate
Source: Wiktionary
ACUATE
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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