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acumination

[adj. uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt; v. uh-kyoo-muh-neyt]

adjective

Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.

verb (used with object)

to make sharp or keen.

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Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin acūminātus (past participle of acūmināre), equivalent to acūmin- (stem of acūmen) acumen + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

a·cu·mi·na·tion, noun

sub·a·cu·mi·nate, adjective

sub·a·cu·mi·na·tion, noun

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acuminate

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

—vb
2.	(tr) to make pointed or sharp

[C17: from Latin acūmināre to sharpen; see acumen]

acumi'nation

—n

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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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