† preˈacuate,v.Obs.rare—0. [irreg.f. L. præ-acu-ĕre to sharpen at the end, or to a point (f. præ- before + acuĕre to sharpen) + -ate3.] (See quot.) So † preacuˈation. 1623Cockeram, Præacuate, to make very sharpe.Ibid. 11, Sharpening or whetting, preacuation.