Acuminate Definition
ə-kyo͝omə-nĭt, -nāt
acuminated, acuminates, acuminating
adjective
Pointed; tapering to a point.
An acuminate leaf.
Webster's New World
Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
American Heritage Medicine
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point at its apex.
Wiktionary
verb
To sharpen or taper.
American Heritage
To make sharp or pointed.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
Wiktionary
Origin of Acuminate
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Latin acūminātus past participle of acūmināre to sharpen from acūmen acuteness acumen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin acuminatus, past participle of acuminare, to sharpen to a point
From Wiktionary
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