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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Acuminate

· A·cu·mi·nate · IPA /əˈkjuːmɪnət/
01 a. Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
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    Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
02 v. t. To render sharp or keen.
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    To render sharp or keen.[R.]
03 v. i. To end in, or come to, a sharp point.
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    To end in, or come to, a sharp point.