acuate

Meaning

Adj

Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

Verb

To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.

Synonyms

sharp

acute

needlelike

biting

bold

bright

clear

crisp

cutting

discriminative

fly

✈️

incisive

ingenious

keen

mordacious

mordant

peaked

peaky

acerb

perspicacious

piercing

pointed

pungent

quick-witted

ready

salty

shrill

slick

smart

spiky

stiff

strident

tart

trenchant

fulgurating

perceptive

acerbic

beaked

Translations

agut

punxegut

afilat

aigu

incisif

perçant

pointu

vif

acuto

aguzzo

appuntito

agudo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk.ju.ət/

Etymology

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