acuminate

English edit

Alternative forms edit

accuminate

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkjuːmɪnət/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective edit

acuminate (comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate)

Acuminate leaf tip.

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

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

tapering to a point

Bulgarian: заострен (bg) (zaostren)
Finnish: kapeakärkinen
Portuguese: acuminado (pt)
Spanish: acuminado (es)

botany, mycology: tapering to a long point in concave manner

Finnish: pitkäsuippuinen

Verb edit

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

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