acuō

acu-ō

From acus (“a needle, a pin”), derived at a time when it was still a u-stem (or -ui-?) adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ku.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ku.o]

Verb

acuō (present infinitive acuere, perfect active acuī, supine acūtum); third conjugation

1. to make pointed, sharpen, whet

   Antonym: hebeto

2. to exercise, practice, improve
3. to spur, stimulate, arouse
4. (grammar) to put an acute accent on