Acuminate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, a. [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare
     to sharpen, fr. acumen. See {Acumen}.]
     Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth,
     etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. t.
     To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair."
     --Cowper.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. i.
     To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone
     of prelacy." --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acuminate
       adj : of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point
       v : make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point