acuate

[ ak-yoo-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈæk yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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adjective

sharpened; pointed.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of acuate

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

Words nearby acuate

actuals, actuary, actuate, actuator, actus reus, acuate, acuff, acuity, aculeate, aculeus, acumen
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Words related to acuate

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