acuate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
/ˈæk.ju.ət/
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/ˈæk.ju.ət/ · /ˈæk.ju.eɪt/
Definition of acuate
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
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adj
- Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
verb
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(obsolete, transitive)To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
“wicked dispositions shou'd have knowledge to acuate their ill intentions”
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin acuātus, past participle of acuāre, variant of Classical Latin acuere (“to sharpen”), from acus (“needle”).
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