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acerate

American  
[as-uh-reyt, -er-it] / ˈæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt /

adjective

  1. acerose.

acerate British  
/ ˈæsəˌreɪt, -rɪt /

adjective

  1. another word for acerose

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Etymology

Origin of acerate

1840–50; < Latin acer- (by the error analyzed for acerose 1 ) + -ate 1

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