acuate

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/ˈæk.ju.ət//ˈæk.ju.eɪt/

adjective

Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

Similar
acutesharpneedlelikepointed
OriginMedieval Latin acuātus ← Latin acuere →
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Meanings

adjectiveacuate (comparative more acuate, superlative most acuate)

comparative more acuate · superlative most acuate

  1. Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
verbacuate (third-person singular simple present acuates, present participle acuating, simple past and past participle acuated)

present singular third person acuates · participle present acuating · participle past acuated · past acuated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.

    wicked dispositions shou'd have knowledge to acuate their ill intentions

    1764, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, The Life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveending in a sharp point

Similar
acutesharpneedlelikepointed
Also see
acuteneedlelikepointedsharp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinacuere“to sharpen”
  2. Medieval Latinacuātus
  3. Englishacuate

From Medieval Latin acuātus, past participle of acuāre, variant of Classical Latin acuere (“to sharpen”), from acus (“needle”).

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APA

acuate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acuate

MLA

“acuate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acuate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acuate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acuate.

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