acuate

1. 1.

   ending in a sharp point

   Synonymsacutesharpneedlelike

   Similarpointed

Questions about acuate

What does acuate mean?

acuate means "ending in a sharp point".

How many syllables are in acuate?

acuate has 3 syllables: a-cu-ate. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for acuate?

Close synonyms include acute, sharp, needlelike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is acuate a common word?

acuate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.