adj
Meaning 1
Tapering to a point; pointed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
acuminate
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˈkjuːmɪnət/
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adj
Meaning 2
Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, mycology, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- September 17, 1784, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton To acuminate even despair.
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verb
Meaning 4
To end in or come to a sharp point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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verb
Meaning 6
make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sharpen, taper, point
History
Etymology
First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin acuminātus, perfect passive participle acuminō (“to sharpen to a point”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: заострен (zaostren) — tapering to a point
- Finnish: kapeakärkinen — tapering to a point
- Portuguese: acuminado — tapering to a point
- Spanish: acuminado — tapering to a point
- Finnish: pitkäsuippuinen — botany, mycology: tapering to a long point in concave manner
Real reading context