English

Alternative forms

• accuminate

Adjective

acuminate ‎(comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate)

1. Tapering to a point; pointed.

   acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.

2. (botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point at its apex.

Translations

Verb

acuminate ‎(third-person singular simple present acuminates, present participle acuminating, simple past and past participle acuminated)

1. (transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
   • Cowper

     To acuminate even despair.

2. (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

Derived terms

• acumination

Italian

Adjective

acuminate

1. feminine plural of acuminato

Anagrams

• neumatica

Latin

Participle

acūmināte

1. vocative masculine singular of acūminātus