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Webster 1913 Edition
Acuate
Ac′u-ate
,Verb.
T.
[L.
acus
needle.] To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
[Obs.]
“[To] acuate the blood.” Harvey.
Ac′u-ate
,Adj.
Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
Webster 1828 Edition
Acuate
AC'UATE
,Verb.
T.
To sharpen; to make pungent, or corrosive. [Little used.]