acuminate

comparative more acuminate · superlative most acuminate · alternative accuminate

1. Tapering to a point; pointed.

   acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.

2. biologyTapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.

present singular third person acuminates · participle present acuminating · participle past acuminated · past acuminated · alternative accuminate

1. transitiveTo render sharp or keen; to sharpen.

   September 17, 1784, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton To acuminate even despair.

2. intransitiveTo end in or come to a sharp point.