Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.

Origin

From Medieval Latin acuātus, past participle of acuāre, variant of Classical Latin acuere

From Medieval Latin acuātus, past participle of acuāre, variant of Classical Latin acuere (“to sharpen”), from acus (“needle”).

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Forms

acuates, acuating, acuated, acuated
Base formacuate · to acuate
3rd person singularacuates
Present participleacuating
Past simpleacuated
Past participleacuated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyacuate
he, she, itacuates

Past simpleLesson

all personsacuated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave acuated
he, she, ithas acuated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill acuate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
actuallyA2actuaryactuateacumenacupressureacupuncture

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