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acuminate

American  
[uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt, uh-kyoo-muh-neyt] / əˈkyu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt, əˈkyu məˌneɪt /

adjective

  1. Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.

verb (used with object)

acuminated, acuminating

  1. to make sharp or keen.

acuminate British  

adjective

  1. narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf

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verb

  1. (tr) to make pointed or sharp

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Etymology

Origin of acuminate

1595–1605; < Latin acūminātus (past participle of acūmināre ), equivalent to acūmin- (stem of acūmen ) acumen + -ātus -ate 1

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As to the Apex, the following terms express the principal variations:— Acuminate, Pointed, or Taper-pointed, when the summit is more or less prolonged into a narrowed or tapering point; as in Fig.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

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