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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

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



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.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, a.
   Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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