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acuated

acuated is the simple past and past participle of acuate.

Meaning of acuate

Verb

acuate (third-person singular simple present acuates, present participle acuating, simple past and past participle acuated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
    • wicked dispositions shou'd have knowledge to acuate their ill intentions1764, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, The Life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury

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Questions about acuated

What is acuated the simple past and past participle of?
Acuated is the simple past and past participle of acuate.

Words near acuated in the dictionary

  1. Acuanite
  2. Acuanites
  3. acuariid
  4. acuariids
  5. acuate
  6. acuated
  7. acuates
  8. acuating
  9. acuation
  10. Acubens
  11. acubi

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