ACUMINATED

Verb

acuminated

simple past tense and past participle of acuminate

Source: Wiktionary


ACUMINATE

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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