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acuminate

English

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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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

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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.

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Italian

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Adjective

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acuminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of acuminato

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acuminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of acuminato

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Latin

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Participle

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acūmināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of acūminātus
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