acuate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. obsolete,transitive
    — wicked dispositions shou'd have knowledge to acuate their ill intentions
形容词 adj.
  1. Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

词形变化

more acuate comparative most acuate superlative acuates present,singular,third-person acuating participle,present acuated participle,past acuated past

词源

词源 1
From Medieval Latin acuātus, past participle of acuāre, variant of Classical Latin acuere (“to sharpen”), from acus (“needle”).
词源 2
From Medieval Latin acuātus, past participle of acuāre, variant of Classical Latin acuere (“to sharpen”), from acus (“needle”).
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