acuate

3 definitions found

acuate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, v. t. [L. acus needle.]
     To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] "[To] acuate
     the blood." --Harvey.
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  Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, a.
     Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
     [1913 Webster]

acuate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acuate
      adj 1: ending in a sharp point [syn: acuate, acute, sharp,
             needlelike]