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acuminate

/əˈkjuːmɪnət/

acuminate adjective: tapering to a point; pointed.

Adjective

acuminate (comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate)

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

Verb

UK/əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/

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.
    • 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.

acuminate meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

acuminate in Tamil

நீண்டுகூர்ந்த, அக்கூமினேட், கூர், கூர்மை, நுண்கூர்மை, குவிந்து முனையிற்சென்று முடிகிற

acuminate in Urdu

نوکیلا, تیز دھار, نوکدار, انی دار, دھار دار

acuminate in Kannada

ಚೂಪಾದ, ಶಂಕುತೆರ

Forms of acuminate

Adjective
comparativemore acuminate
superlativemost acuminate
alternative formaccuminate
Verb
third-person singular presentacuminates
present participleacuminating
past participleacuminated
pastacuminated

Origin of acuminate

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).

Words formed from acuminate

Questions about acuminate

What does acuminate mean?
Acuminate means tapering to a point; pointed.
What is acuminate in Tamil?
Acuminate in Tamil is நீண்டுகூர்ந்த, அக்கூமினேட், கூர். See Acuminate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acuminate?
Acuminate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce acuminate?
Acuminate is pronounced /əˈkjuːmɪnət/ (UK).

Words near acuminate in the dictionary

  1. aculturality
  2. aculturally
  3. acumen
  4. acumens
  5. acumina
  6. acuminate
  7. acuminated
  8. acuminately
  9. acuminates
  10. acuminating
  11. acumination

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