[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

acerate \ac"erate\, n. see aceric. chem.
   a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.
   1913 webster
see also:
aceric 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

acerate \ac"erate\, a.
   acerose; needle-shaped.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

acerate
     adj : narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves syn: acerose,
            acicular, needle-shaped
see also:
acerose acicular needle-shaped 

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