acuitionn.

Brit.

/ˌakjʊˈɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌækjuˈɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English acucioun, late Middle English acuicioun, 1700s– acuition.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acuition-, acuitio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuition-, acuitio sharpening, whetting (from 13th cent.; 15th cent. in a British source), sharpening or increasing the force of any medicine (1547 or earlier), ultimately < classical Latin acuere to sharpen (see acute adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹, perhaps after post-classical Latin acuitas acuity n. Compare acuation n., acuity n.

rare.

The act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something; acuation. Formerly also: (probably) †sharpness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > increasing strength of drugs

acuating1678

acutition1737

acuition1753

potentization1850

c1458 De Spermate in P. Pahta Medieval Embryol. in Vernacular (1998) 177 Testicules han iiij pannycles, of the whiche ij han heete and humydite, other ij han acucioun, which acucioun ooneth the sperme.

c1458 De Spermate in P. Pahta Medieval Embryol. in Vernacular (1998) 231 Whiche passions bien thiese: pleuresis, spasme, aposteme, causon, and other suche maner passions he hath and of bloode acuicioun of rede coler.

1685 G. C. tr. J. S. Weidenfeld Four Bks. i. iii. 36 The Spirit of Philosophical Wine hath in dry things no dissolving faculty without acuition... This acuition is the Mystery of the Art, being difficult and tedious.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Acuition, in a general sense, the same with acuating or sharpening..The Acuition, says Gaza, is where the sound is highest in the pronunciation of a word..Acuition, in medicine and chemistry, is used for sharpening or increasing the force of any medicine.

1873 Harper's Mag. Nov. 948/2 Tobacco Salve needs no acuition.

1904 J. L. Salinger tr. W. von Leube Med. Diagnosis 728 This abnormal hyperæsthesia manifests itself in the organs of sense as photopsy, tinnitus aurium, acuition of taste and smell, etc.

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

单词	acuition
释义	acuitionn. Brit. /ˌakjʊˈɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌækjuˈɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English acucioun, late Middle English acuicioun, 1700s– acuition. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acuition-, acuitio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuition-, acuitio sharpening, whetting (from 13th cent.; 15th cent. in a British source), sharpening or increasing the force of any medicine (1547 or earlier), ultimately < classical Latin acuere to sharpen (see acute adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹, perhaps after post-classical Latin acuitas acuity n. Compare acuation n., acuity n. rare. The act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something; acuation. Formerly also: (probably) †sharpness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > increasing strength of drugs acuating1678 acutition1737 acuition1753 potentization1850 c1458 De Spermate in P. Pahta Medieval Embryol. in Vernacular (1998) 177 Testicules han iiij pannycles, of the whiche ij han heete and humydite, other ij han acucioun, which acucioun ooneth the sperme. c1458 De Spermate in P. Pahta Medieval Embryol. in Vernacular (1998) 231 Whiche passions bien thiese: pleuresis, spasme, aposteme, causon, and other suche maner passions he hath and of bloode acuicioun of rede coler. 1685 G. C. tr. J. S. Weidenfeld Four Bks. i. iii. 36 The Spirit of Philosophical Wine hath in dry things no dissolving faculty without acuition... This acuition is the Mystery of the Art, being difficult and tedious. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Acuition, in a general sense, the same with acuating or sharpening..The Acuition, says Gaza, is where the sound is highest in the pronunciation of a word..Acuition, in medicine and chemistry, is used for sharpening or increasing the force of any medicine. 1873 Harper's Mag. Nov. 948/2 Tobacco Salve needs no acuition. 1904 J. L. Salinger tr. W. von Leube Med. Diagnosis 728 This abnormal hyperæsthesia manifests itself in the organs of sense as photopsy, tinnitus aurium, acuition of taste and smell, etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1458
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