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Acuminate
(gcide) | Acuminate \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.
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Acuminate
(gcide) | Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. t.
To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair."
--Cowper.
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Acuminate
(gcide) | Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. i.
To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone
of prelacy." --Milton.
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acuminate
(wn) | acuminate
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
v 1: make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a
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Acuminate
(gcide) | Acuminate \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.
[1913 Webster]Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. t.
To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair."
--Cowper.
[1913 Webster]Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. i.
To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone
of prelacy." --Milton.
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Biacuminate
(gcide) | Biacuminate \Bi`a*cu"mi*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + acuminate.]
(Bot.)
Having points in two directions.
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Cacuminate
(gcide) | Cacuminate \Ca*cu"mi*nate\, v. i. [L. cacuminatus, p. p. of
cacuminare to point, fr. cacumen point.]
To make sharp or pointed. [Obs.]
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Decacuminated
(gcide) | Decacuminated \Dec`a*cu"mi*na`ted\, a. [L. decacuminare to cut
off the top. See Cacuminate.]
Having the point or top cut off. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Ovate-acuminate
(gcide) | Ovate-acuminate \O"vate-a*cu"mi*nate\, a.
Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender
point.
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Ovato-acuminate
(gcide) | Ovato-acuminate \O*va"to-a*cu"mi*nate\, a.
Same as Ovate-acuminate.
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acuminate leaf
(wn) | acuminate leaf
n 1: a leaf narrowing to a slender point |
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