ăcūte, adv., v. acuo, P. a. fin.
acūtē adv.with comp.and sup.acutus, sharply ; hence, of sound, shrilly, in a high key : sonare. —...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·vt To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much. II. Acute ·adj High, o...
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