acerate

[ as-uh-reyt, -er-it ]

/ ˈæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt /

acerose¹.

Origin of acerate

1840–50; < Latin acer- (by the error analyzed for acerose¹) + -ate¹

acephaly, acephate, acequia, acer, aceramic, acerate, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acerola

acerate

/ (ˈæsəˌreɪt, -rɪt) /

another word for acerose

C19: from Latin ācer sharp + -ate 1