Definition of Acumenate
A*cu"mi*nate (&?;), a. [L. acuminatus,
p. p. of acuminare to sharpen, fr. acumen. See
Acumen.] Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate
leaves, teeth, etc.
A*cu"mi*nate (&?;), v. t. To render
sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair."
Cowper.
A*cu"mi*nate, v. i. To end in, or come
to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy."
Milton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
- (transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
- (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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