Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acuate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, v. t. [L. acus needle.]
To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] ``[To] acuate
the blood.'' --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, a.
Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
acuate
adj : ending in a sharp point [syn: {acute}, {sharp}]
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