acuminate

1. a. Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc. Source: opted

2. v. t. To render sharp or keen. Source: opted

3. v. i. To end in, or come to, a sharp point. Source: opted

4. adj. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point Source: wordnet

5. v. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point Source: wordnet

6. Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc. To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair." Cowper. To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy." Milton. Source: webster

7. Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc. Source: adambom

8. v. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point s. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point Source: ecdict

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