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
- P
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...omnes, quam sat est: quod illos sat aetas acuet. DE. Ne nimium modo bonae tuae istae nos rationes..." - M
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..." - M
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..."
