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Thesaurus: acuate

To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.

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  1. v. t. To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
  2. a. Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
  3. adj. ending in a sharp point
  4. To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] "[To] acuate the blood." Harvey. Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
  5. To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] "[To] acuatethe blood." Harvey.
  6. s ending in a sharp point