Associations to the word «Acuminate»

Wiktionary

ACUMINATE, adjective. Tapering to a point; pointed.
ACUMINATE, adjective. (botany) (mycology) Tapering to a long point at its apex.
ACUMINATE, verb. (transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
ACUMINATE, verb. (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

Dictionary definition

ACUMINATE, verb. Make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point.
ACUMINATE, adjective. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley