acuminates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acuminate
Source: Wiktionary
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
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
