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View synonyms for acuminate
acuminate
[ adjective uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt; verb uh-kyoo-muh-neyt ]
adjective
- Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.
verb (used with object)
, a·cu·mi·nat·ed, a·cu·mi·nat·ing.
- to make sharp or keen.
acuminate
adjective
- narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
verb
- tr to make pointed or sharp
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Derived Forms
- aˌcumiˈnation, noun
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Other Words From
- a·cumi·nation noun
- suba·cumi·nate adjective
- suba·cumi·nation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acuminate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acuminate1
C17: from Latin acūmināre to sharpen; see acumen
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Example Sentences
Forty percent have acute distal ends and 60% of the distal ends are acuminate.
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The distal end is usually sharply acute, but may approach an acuminate type.
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Thirteen percent have acuminate distal ends and 87% have acute distal ends.
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At the base they are covered with large ovate-acuminate brown or sometimes dark and shining scales.
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In the latter work it may be seen that Gov. Colden long ago described the auricles as being “also often acuminate.”
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