ACUMINATE

acuminate

(adjective) (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point

acuminate

(verb) make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

acuminate (comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate)

Tapering to a point; pointed.

(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.

Verb

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

(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.

(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

Source: Wiktionary

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A*cu"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare to sharpen, fr. acumen. See Acumen.]

Definition: Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.

A*cu"mi*nate, v. t.

Definition: To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair." Cowper.

A*cu"mi*nate, v. i.

Definition: To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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