acuateadj.

Brit.

/ˈakjʊət/, U.S.

/ˈækjəwət/,

/ˈækjəˌweɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acuatus, acuare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuatus, past participle of acuare acuate v. Compare later acuate v.

†1. Of a medicine or alchemical preparation: made more potent; strengthened. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 41 (MED) Be þer giffen..diacotholicon acuate [L. acuatos] i. sharped with electuario de succo rosum.

a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 64^v (MED) Aquavite with spices acuate.

2. Science. Sharp, pointed; needle-like. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective]

piked1269

pointedc1325

sharp1340

peakedc1350

pricked?a1425

sharp-pointed1530

acuatea1550

piquant1549

picked1552

corned?c1562

arrow-headed1567

acuminated1578

pointing1578

acute1598

exasperated1608

spitted1626

pointy1644

sagittal1656

pecked1662

piqued1689

spired1694

piky1741

spiky1743

spiry1777

apexed1813

beak-shaped1830

peaky1832

apiculated1839

cusped1888

sagittiform1895

cuspate1896

a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 46 Againste a brodd of Irone or steele new acuate.

1854 J. Hogg Microscope ii. i. 208 (caption) Acuate-biclavate, double recurvo-ternate, expando-ternate, detriradiate spicula.

1880 Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 25 149 Certain long acuate spicules.

1988 Encycl. Brit. X. 362/3 The ridges are acuate (needle-shaped) in form and sometimes more than 2 kilometres (as much as 1.5 miles) wide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

acuatev.

Brit.

/ˈakjʊeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈækjəˌweɪt/

Forms: 1500s acuat, 1500s–1600s accuate, 1500s– acuate.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acuat-, acuare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuat-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of acuare to make pungent (from 13th cent. in British sources), to whet, sharpen (from 14th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin acus needle (see acicula n.); compare classical Latin acuere to sharpen (see acute adj.). Compare earlier acuate adj.

Now historical.

transitive. To make sharp, to sharpen. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > sharpen memory [verb (transitive)]

acuate1542

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > carry on vigorously [verb (transitive)] > make vigorous or energetic > make more active or intense

sharpa1100

sharpenc1450

acuate1542

whetten1582

keen1599

vigorate1613

edgea1616

exacuatea1637

acute1637

acuminate1784

the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > practise pharmaceutically [verb (transitive)] > processes in pharmacy

trochiscate1657

acuate1752

potentize1849

succuss1910

microencapsulate1967

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth viii. sig. Dii Moderate slepe is moste praysed for it doth..acuate, quycken, & refressheth the memory.

1563 R. Reynolds Foundacion of Rhetorike sig. D^v Nothing doeth so moche sharpe and acuate the witte and capacitee of any one, as this kinde of exercise.

1629 Wine, Beere, & Ale sig. C2 Wine..to exhilerate their spirits, and acuate their inuentions.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Gg Wine acuates the ingenuity, and rouses the spirits.

1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 363 Comforts the Memory, accuates the Senses.

1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 443 To be well rubb'd once in three Hours with a Mixture acuated with Spir. Sal. marin.

1791 E. Baylis New & Compl. Body Pract. Bot. Physic xxi. 233 The air ought to be pure, temperate, and clear, rather inclining to cold, for a warm air acuates the subtil particles of the salt.

1831 G. B. Emerson Lect. Educ. Females 15 The objection, then, which is sometimes made to certain studies, that they serve only to acuate and strengthen the powers, is futile.

1927 Psychol. Rev. 34 467 An increasing tendency to acuate curves was observed.

2002 W. R. Newman & L. M. Principe Alchemy tried in Fire iv. 195 Starkey's first preparation of this substance was appropriated directly from the process of acuating common mercury with an alloy of silver and stellate martial regulus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acuate
释义	acuateadj. Brit. /ˈakjʊət/, U.S. /ˈækjəwət/, /ˈækjəˌweɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acuatus, acuare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuatus, past participle of acuare acuate v. Compare later acuate v. †1. Of a medicine or alchemical preparation: made more potent; strengthened. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 41 (MED) Be þer giffen..diacotholicon acuate [L. acuatos] i. sharped with electuario de succo rosum. a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 64^v (MED) Aquavite with spices acuate. 2. Science. Sharp, pointed; needle-like. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] piked1269 pointedc1325 sharp1340 peakedc1350 pricked?a1425 sharp-pointed1530 acuatea1550 piquant1549 picked1552 corned?c1562 arrow-headed1567 acuminated1578 pointing1578 acute1598 exasperated1608 spitted1626 pointy1644 sagittal1656 pecked1662 piqued1689 spired1694 piky1741 spiky1743 spiry1777 apexed1813 beak-shaped1830 peaky1832 apiculated1839 cusped1888 sagittiform1895 cuspate1896 a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 46 Againste a brodd of Irone or steele new acuate. 1854 J. Hogg Microscope ii. i. 208 (caption) Acuate-biclavate, double recurvo-ternate, expando-ternate, detriradiate spicula. 1880 Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 25 149 Certain long acuate spicules. 1988 Encycl. Brit. X. 362/3 The ridges are acuate (needle-shaped) in form and sometimes more than 2 kilometres (as much as 1.5 miles) wide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). acuatev. Brit. /ˈakjʊeɪt/, U.S. /ˈækjəˌweɪt/ Forms: 1500s acuat, 1500s–1600s accuate, 1500s– acuate. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acuat-, acuare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuat-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of acuare to make pungent (from 13th cent. in British sources), to whet, sharpen (from 14th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin acus needle (see acicula n.); compare classical Latin acuere to sharpen (see acute adj.). Compare earlier acuate adj. Now historical. transitive. To make sharp, to sharpen. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > sharpen memory [verb (transitive)] acuate1542 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > carry on vigorously [verb (transitive)] > make vigorous or energetic > make more active or intense sharpa1100 sharpenc1450 acuate1542 whetten1582 keen1599 vigorate1613 edgea1616 exacuatea1637 acute1637 acuminate1784 the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > practise pharmaceutically [verb (transitive)] > processes in pharmacy trochiscate1657 acuate1752 potentize1849 succuss1910 microencapsulate1967 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth viii. sig. Dii Moderate slepe is moste praysed for it doth..acuate, quycken, & refressheth the memory. 1563 R. Reynolds Foundacion of Rhetorike sig. D^v Nothing doeth so moche sharpe and acuate the witte and capacitee of any one, as this kinde of exercise. 1629 Wine, Beere, & Ale sig. C2 Wine..to exhilerate their spirits, and acuate their inuentions. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Gg Wine acuates the ingenuity, and rouses the spirits. 1683 W. Salmon Doron Medicum i. 363 Comforts the Memory, accuates the Senses. 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 443 To be well rubb'd once in three Hours with a Mixture acuated with Spir. Sal. marin. 1791 E. Baylis New & Compl. Body Pract. Bot. Physic xxi. 233 The air ought to be pure, temperate, and clear, rather inclining to cold, for a warm air acuates the subtil particles of the salt. 1831 G. B. Emerson Lect. Educ. Females 15 The objection, then, which is sometimes made to certain studies, that they serve only to acuate and strengthen the powers, is futile. 1927 Psychol. Rev. 34 467 An increasing tendency to acuate curves was observed. 2002 W. R. Newman & L. M. Principe Alchemy tried in Fire iv. 195 Starkey's first preparation of this substance was appropriated directly from the process of acuating common mercury with an alloy of silver and stellate martial regulus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425v.1542
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