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acuminates

acuminates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of acuminate.

Meaning of acuminate

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.
    • 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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Questions about acuminates

What is acuminates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Acuminates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of acuminate.

Words near acuminates in the dictionary

  1. acumens
  2. acumina
  3. acuminate
  4. acuminated
  5. acuminately
  6. acuminates
  7. acuminating
  8. acumination
  9. acuminations
  10. acuminite
  11. acuminites

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