acuminate

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English

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Etymology

From Late Latin acuminatus, past participle of acuminare (“to sharpen to a point”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

acuminate (comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate)

Acuminate leaf tip.
  1. Tapering to a point; pointed.
    acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
  2. (botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.

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Verb

acuminate (third-person singular simple present acuminates, present participle acuminating, simple past and past participle acuminated)

  1. (transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
    • September 17, 1784, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton
      To acuminate even despair.
  2. (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

Derived terms

Italian

Adjective

acuminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of acuminato

Participle

acuminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of acuminato

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Latin

Participle

acūmināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of acūminātus
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