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Webster 1913 Edition

Exacuate

Ex-ac′u-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
exacure
;
ex
out (intens.) +
acuere
to make sharp.]
To whet or sharpen.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
–
Ex-acˊu-a′tion
(#)
,
Noun.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Exacuate

EXAC'UATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. exacuo.] To whet or sharpen. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

exacuate

exacuate

English

Verb

exacuate ‎(third-person singular simple present exacuates, present participle exacuating, simple past and past participle exacuated)

  1. (obsolete) To whet or sharpen.
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  • exacuation

Etymology

From Latin exacure, from ex ‎(“out (intensive)”) + acuere ‎(“to make sharp”). See acuate, acute.

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