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acuminate

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Scrabble points
13
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17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/əˈkjuːmɪnət/
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/əˈkjuːmɪnət/ · /əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/

Definition of acuminate

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Tapering to a point; pointed.
    “acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.”
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adj

  1. Tapering to a point; pointed.
    “acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.”
  2. Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.

verb

  1. (transitive)To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
    “September 17, 1784, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton To acuminate even despair.”
  2. (intransitive)To end in or come to a sharp point.

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Etymology

First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin acuminātus, perfect passive participle acuminō (“to sharpen to a point”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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