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acuminating

acuminating is the present participle and gerund 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 acuminating

What is acuminating the present participle and gerund of?
Acuminating is the present participle and gerund of acuminate.

Words near acuminating in the dictionary

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

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