What is the definition of acutate?

Answer 1

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf., Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning., Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure., High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent., Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease., To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.

Answer 2

The definition of the term Actuate is: To cause a machine or device to operate, or perform its main function. Another meaning of this term is to cause, usually a person, to conduct themselves in a particular way.