different between acuate vs thornlike

acuate

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin acu?tus, past participle of acu?re, variant of Classical Latin acuere, present active infinitive of acu? (I sharpen), from acus (needle).

Pronunciation

  • (adjective) IPA(key): /?æk.ju.?t/
  • (verb) IPA(key): /?æk.ju.e?t/

Adjective

acuate (comparative more acuate, superlative most acuate)

  1. Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

Verb

acuate (third-person singular simple present acuates, present participle acuating, simple past and past participle acuated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
    • 1764, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, The Life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury
      wicked dispositions shou'd have knowledge to acuate their ill intentions

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thornlike

English

Etymology

thorn +? -like

Adjective

thornlike (comparative more thornlike, superlative most thornlike)

  1. Resembling a thorn or some aspect of one; pointed, acuate.

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