Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To sharpen, to whet to a point.

Origin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cuspidātus, perfect passive participle of cusp

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cuspidātus, perfect passive participle of cuspidō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix)

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Forms

cuspidates, cuspidating, cuspidated, cuspidated
Base formcuspidate · to cuspidate
3rd person singularcuspidates
Present participlecuspidating
Past simplecuspidated
Past participlecuspidated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycuspidate
he, she, itcuspidates

Past simpleLesson

all personscuspidated

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cuspidate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cushionB1cushycuspcusscussed

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