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Acuminate

Acuminate Meaning & Definition
Acuminate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acuminate?

[adj] of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point
[v] make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acuminate: pointed | simple | unsubdivided

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See Also | point | sharpen | taper

Acuminate In Webster's Dictionary

\A*cu"mi*nate\, a. [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare to sharpen, fr. acumen. See {Acumen}.] Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
\A*cu"mi*nate\, v. t. To render sharp or keen. [R.] ``To acuminate even despair.'' --Cowper.
\A*cu"mi*nate\, v. i. To end in, or come to, a sharp point. ``Acuminating in a cone of prelacy.'' --Milton.

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