acuet
Dictionary entries
- Entry →acueo, acuere, acuui, acuitus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Calepinus
- Age:
- Medieval
accentuate;
sg. pres. act. ind. 3rd - Entry →acuo, acuere, acui, acutus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
whet, sharpen, cut to a point; spur on, provoke, incite; come to a head (PASS);
sg. fut. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...omnes, quam sat est: quod illos sat aetas acuet. DE. Ne nimium modo bonae tuae istae nos rationes..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...clementiae laus est, eorum te ipsorum ad crudelitatem acuet oratio"? non quia sit ratio dissimilis, sed quia..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...positam ante se, id est ab ultima tertiam, acuet. XXXI. Est autem in omni voce utique acuta..."
