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acierate

[ as-ee-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

acierated, acierating.
  1. to convert (iron) into steel.


acierate

/ ˈæɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to change (iron) into steel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acierate1

1865–70; < French é ( er ) derivative of acier steel (< Vulgar Latin *ܳ, equivalent to Latin aci ( ŧ ) sharpness + -ary ) + -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acierate1

C19: from French acier steel, from Latin aciŧ sharpness

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