Sharpen vs Acuate - What's the difference?
sharpen | acuate |
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp
* (Edmund Burke) (1729-1797)
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author=(Leo Hickman)
, volume=189, issue=7, page=26, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= (obsolete) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
* Harvey
As verbs the difference between sharpen and acuate
is that sharpen is to make sharp while acuate is (obsolete|transitive) to sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.As a adjective acuate is
sharpened; sharp-pointed.sharpen
English
Verb
(en verb)- He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
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Antonyms
* bluntDerived terms
* sharpeneracuate
English
Verb
(acuat)- [To] acuate the blood.