acuate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
acuate
    adj 1: ending in a sharp point [syn: {acuate}, {acute}, {sharp},
           {needlelike}]
from The 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, a.
   Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
   [1913 Webster]
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