Definitions for: Acuminate

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: pointed, simple, unsubdivided

See Also: point, sharpen, taper

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