acutes

noun

  1. A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

  2. An accent or tone higher than others.

  3. An acute accent (´).

    "The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."

Antonyms: grave

verb

  1. To give an acute sound to.

    "He acutes his rising inflection too much."

  2. To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.