| 释义 | †  preˈacuate, v. Obs. rare—0. [irreg. f. L. præ-acu-ĕre to sharpen at the end, or to a point (f. præ- before + acuĕre to sharpen) + -ate3.]
 (See quot.) So † preacuˈation.
 
 1623Cockeram, Præacuate, to make very sharpe. Ibid. 11, Sharpening or whetting, preacuation. |