ăcŭo Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Trop.A. First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. ...B. Acuere aliquem , ...C. Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite ...D. In gramm.A. Lit., sharp, pointed2. Transf.a. Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen ...b. Of objects affecting the senses, sharp ...c. In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, ...B. Fig.1. Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted ...2. In gramm. ⓘăcūtē: adverbialăcūte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg • ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. (part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet. I. Lit.: ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so, ferrum, Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21: enses, Ov. M. 15, 776: gladium, Vulg. Deut. 32, 41: sagittas, id. Jer. 51, 11.—Poet.: fulmen, Lucr. 6, 278: dentes, Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.— II. Trop. A. First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve: acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi, Cic. Brut. 97: linguam causis, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready: acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem, Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen: multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant, Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.— B. Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse: ad crudelitatem, Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21: illos sat aetas acuet, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110: ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo, id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19: curis acuens mortalia corda, Verg. G. 1, 123: auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni, id. ib. 4, 435: quam Juno his acuit verbis, id. A. 7, 330.— C. Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.): saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā, Verg. A. 12, 108: iram, Vulg. Sap. 5, 21: studia, Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.— D. In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence, A. Lit., sharp, pointed (acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse): vide ut sit acutus culter probe, Plaut. Mil. 5, 4: ferrum, Hor. A. P. 304: cuspis, Verg. A. 5, 208: gladius, Vulg. Psa. 56, 5: carex, Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463: nasus, Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114: oculi, of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121: aures, pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4: saxa, id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.— 2. Transf. a. Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen: oculos acrīs atque cicutos, Cic. Planc. 66: nares, Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.— b. Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.): hinnitu, Verg. G. 3, 94: voces, id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224: stridore, Hor. C. 1, 34, 15: vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt, from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.— c. In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe: sol, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17: radii solis, Ov. H. 4, 159: gelu, Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so, febris, Cels. 2, 4: morbus, id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.: acuta belli, violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).— B. Fig. 1. Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.): Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus, Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1: homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus, Cic. de Or. 1, 39: acutae sententiae, id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5: motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti, id. Or. 1, 113: studia, id. Gen. 50: conclusiones, Quint. 2, 20, 5.— 2. In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.—Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.—Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811: conlecta, Cic. Deiot. 33: excogitat, Cic. Verr. 4, 147: respondeo, id. Cael. 17: scribo, Cic. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum: cernis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 26: resonarent, ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).—Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.—Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; Cic. Verr. 3, 20.
ăcūtē Copy link • ăcūtē (acutus), de façon aiguë, perçante, fine, pénétrante : [avec l'idée de penser] Cic. Off. 1, 56 ; [de raisonner, disserter] Cic. Fin. 3, 2 ; Tusc. 5, 28 ; [de parler, d'écrire] Cic. Br. 108 ; Læl. 6 ; Verr. 2, 2, 20, etc. || acute cernere Lucr. 4, 810, voir distinctement (distinguer nettement) ; sonare Cic. Rep. 6, 18, avoir un son aigu ; audire Sol. 19, 11, avoir l'ouïe fine || -tius, tissime Cic.
ăcūtus Copy link Outline I part. de acuo.II adj. avec comp. et sup. [ ]1 aigu, pointu [en parlant d'épées, de traits, de pieux, de rochers, etc.] ...2 aigu [en parlant du son, dessus de la voix] : le ton ...3 aigu, pénétrant, fin [en parlant de l'intelligence] : homme fin ; orateur ...4 [gramm.] aigu : syllabe marquée de l'accent aigu. ⓘăcūtē: adverbialăcūte: masc/neut voc sg • 1 ăcūtus, a, um I. part. de acuo. II. adj. avec comp. et sup. [Cic.] 1. aigu, pointu [en parlant d'épées, de traits, de pieux, de rochers, etc.] 2. aigu [en parlant du son, dessus de la voix] : acutissimus sonus Cic. de Or. 1, 251, le ton le plus aigu ; pl. n. acuta Cic. Rep. 6, 18, sons aigus || piquant [en parlant du froid] Hor. O. 1, 9, 3 [des saveurs] Plin. Min. Ep. 7, 3, 5 ; || acuta belli Hor. O. 4, 4, 76, les rigueurs (dangers) de la guerre 3. aigu, pénétrant, fin [en parlant de l'intelligence] : homo acutus Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 128 ; Fin. 2, 53, homme fin ; orator Cic. de Or. 1, 223, orateur à l'esprit pénétrant ; acutiora ingenia Cic. Nat. 2, 42, esprits plus pénétrants ; hic plura et acutiora dicebat Cic. Br. 226, c'est lui dont le discours était le plus nourri et le plus fin || [en parlant des sens] : Cic. Nat. 2, 151 ; oculi acuti Cic. Planc. 66, yeux perçants || [poét., n. adverbial] acutum cernere Hor. S. 1, 3, 26, avoir une vue perçante || [avec ad] ad excogitandum Cic. Clu. 67, adroit à imaginer (inventer) ; ad fraudem Nep. Dion 8, 1, plein de ressources (de finesse) pour tromper || in cogitando Cic. de Or. 2, 131, plein de finesse dans l'invention || [en parlant du style] fin, d'une simplicité qui porte, d'une précision pénétrante : Cic. de Or. 3, 66 ; Or. 98 ; Br. 63, etc. 4. [gramm.] aigu : syllaba acuta Quint. 1, 5, 23 ; 1, 5, 30 ; syllabe marquée de l'accent aigu.
ăcūtus Copy link ⓘăcūtē: adverbialăcūte: masc/neut voc sg • 2 ăcūtus, ūs, m., aiguisage Prisc. Gramm. 6, 78.
ăcŭō Copy link Outline 1 [au propre] : aiguiser (affiler) les épées ; aiguiser une scie2 [fig.]a) aiguiser, exercer : aiguiser sa langue [par l'exercice de la parole]; tu ...b) exciter, stimuler : [avec ad ] exciter à : [avec in acc.] ...c) exciter, augmenter : ce qui avivait les préoccupations, c'est que [le fait ...d) [gramm.] rendre aigu, prononcer d'une façon plus aiguë ou plus accentuée : ... ⓘăcūtē: adverbialăcūte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg • ăcŭō, ŭī, ūtum, ĕre, (ac-, cf. acus, acies), tr., rendre aigu, pointu : 1. [au propre] : gladios Liv. 44, 34, 8, aiguiser (affiler) les épées ; serram Cic. Tusc. 5, 116, aiguiser une scie 2. [fig.] a) aiguiser, exercer : linguam Cic. de Or. 3, 121 ; Br. 331, aiguiser sa langue [par l'exercice de la parole]; linguam causis acuis Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23, tu affiles ta langue en vue de plaidoiries ; mentem Cic. Tusc. 1, 80 ; ingenium Cic. Br. 126, aiguiser l'intelligence, l'esprit ; b) exciter, stimuler : Cic. de Or. 1, 115 ; Amer. 110 ; Off. 3, 1 ; Liv. 28, 19, 14 ; [avec ad] exciter à : Cic. Or. 142 ; Lig. 10 ; Liv. 26, 51, 7, etc.; [avec in acc.] animer contre : Liv. 8, 36, 10 ; c) exciter, augmenter : curam acuebat quod Liv. 8, 6, 15, ce qui avivait les préoccupations, c'est que [le fait que], cf. 10, 45, 7 ; studia Liv. 10, 13, 8, augmenter le dévouement, les sympathies ; d) [gramm.] rendre aigu, prononcer d'une façon plus aiguë ou plus accentuée : Quint. 1, 5, 22 ; Gell. 6, 7, 4 ; 13, 26, 2.
acute Copy link ACVTE, Acutius, Acutissime Adu. [ὀξέως] Acute explicare Cic. Acad. 1,... Idem in Laelio 6 […] 🗁 Page Scan
acutus Copy link ⓘăcūtē: adverbialăcūte: masc/neut voc sg ACVTVS [1], [θηκτὸς, ὀξὺς] Partic. et inde Nomen averbo Acuor: contrarium est Hebes, vel Obtusum. […] 🗁 Page Scan
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acute Copy link Outline I. Lit. sharp, pointed (q. v.)II. Fig. of the senses1. ācer, acris, acre2. ăcūtusIII. Of the intellect1. ăcūtus2. ācer3. argūtus4. subtīlis; an a. judge, judgment, s. judex, judicium, Cic.5. perspĭcax (seeing acutely)IV. Of a disease1. ăcūtus2. ācerV. In music and grammar • acute: I. Lit. sharp, pointed (q. v.): obsol. except in phr. acute angle, acutus angulus, Plin. II. Fig. of the senses: sharp, penetrating: 1. ācer, acris, acre: very a. vision, visus acerrimus, Plin.: Quint.: Cic. 2. ăcūtus: an a. scent, a. nares, Hor. III. Of the intellect: shrewd, penetrating: 1. ăcūtus: a man a. rather than learned, homo a. magis quam eruditus, Cic. Very a., pĕrăcūtus: a very a. speech, p. oratio, Cic.; v. shrewd, subtle, nice. 2. ācer: a man of a. intellect, vir a. ingenio, Cic.: v. keen. 3. argūtus: an a. speaker, a. orator, Cic.: very a. sayings, argutissima dicta, Cic. 4. subtīlis; an a. judge, judgment, s. judex, judicium, Cic.: Hor.: v. subtle, nice. 5. perspĭcax (seeing acutely): you know how a. your father is in seeing these things, patrem novisti, ad has res quam p. sit, Ter. Join: acutus et perspicax: homo est acutus et multum providens: acuta atque subtilia, Cic. Note. Acutus is opposed to hebes. Phr.: an a. old man (Aesop), emunctae naris senex, Phaedr.: Hor. IV. Of a disease: severe, painful: 1. ăcūtus: an a. disease, a. morbus, Cels. 2. ācer: very a. pain, dolor acerrimus, Cic. V. In music and grammar: ăcūtus: a very a. sound, acutissimus sonus, Cic.: an a. accent, accentus a., Gram.: the circumflex, a., and grave tones, sonus inflexus, a., gravis, Cic.
ACUTE Copy link • ACUTEsharp, propr. Vid: An acute angle, angulus acutus. Of the senses, acutus: sagax (having a fine sense of hearing or smelling; sagacious). OBSERVE oculi acuti; oculi acres et acuti; visus acer: acer videndi sensus: nares acutae, nasus sagax, aures acutae. Of the mental faculties, acutus (sharp): acer (vigorous, of powerful comprehension, penetrating): subtilis (fine, discriminating accurately): argutus (over-acute; making too fine distinctions): perspicax (clear-sighted). An acute understanding, ingenium acre or acutum: mens acris. Very acute, peracutus, peracer: to be very acute, acutissimo, acerrimo esse ingenio: ingenii acumine valere. To be an acute thinker, acrem esse in cogitando.