acuate

[ ak-yoo-it, -eyt ]

/ ˈæk yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective

sharpened; pointed.

RELATED WORDS

acute, pointed, keen, salient, fine, tapering, peaked, barbed, piercing, acuminate, jagged, horned, honed, gnawing, shooting, serrated, tined, tapered, whetted

Nearby words

actuarial, actuary, actuate, actuator, actus reus, acuate, acuff, acuity, aculeate, aculeus, acumen

Origin of acuate

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin acu(s) needle (cf. acicula, acute) + -ate¹

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