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 4 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: acuminate adjective: of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point verb: make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, adjective [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare to sharpen, fr. acumen. See {Acumen}.] Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, verb (used with an object) To render sharp or keen. [R.] ''To acuminate even despair.'' --Cowper. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, verb (used without an object) To end in, or come to, a sharp point. ''Acuminating in a cone of prelacy.'' --Milton. |
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