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acerate

ac·er·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-uh-reyt, -er-it]
    • /ˈæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-uh-reyt, -er-it]
    • /ˈæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt/

Definitions of acerate word

  • adjective acerate needle-shaped 3
  • abbreviation ACERATE acerose1 . 1
  • noun acerate (chemistry) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base. 1
  • adjective acerate Acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed). 0

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Origin of acerate

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Latin acer- (by the error analyzed for acerose1) + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Acerate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

acerate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for acerate

adj acerate

  • acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
  • acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
  • mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
  • pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
  • sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.

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