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acuminate

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a⋅cu⋅mi⋅nate

  [adj. uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt; v. uh-kyoo-muh-neyt] adjective, verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make sharp or keen.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L acūminātus (ptp. of acūmināre), equiv. to acūmin- (s. of acūmen) acumen + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
a⋅cu⋅mi⋅na⋅tion, noun
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a·cu·mi·nate   (ə-kyōō'mə-nĭt, -nāt')   
adj.  Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
tr.v.   (-nāt') a·cu·mi·nat·ed, a·cu·mi·nat·ing, a·cu·mi·nates
To sharpen or taper.

[Latin acūminātus, past participle of acūmināre, to sharpen, from acūmen, acuteness; see acumen.]
a·cu'mi·na'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: acu·mi·nate
Pronunciation: &-'kyü-m&-n&t
Function: adjective
: tapering to a slender point
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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acuminate a·cu·mi·nate (ə-ky&oomacr;'mə-nĭt, -nāt')
adj.
Tapering to a point; pointed.

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