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Tapering to a slender point
- : tapering to a slender point Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin acūminātus, from acūmin-, acūmen "sharp point" + -ātus -ate entry 3 — more at acumen
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adjective. acu· mi· nate ə-ˈkyü-mə-nət. : tapering to a slender point. Word History. Etymology. borrowed from Latin acūminātus, from acūmin-, acūmen "sharp point" + -ātus -ate entry 3 — more at acumen. First Known Use. 1634, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of acuminate was in 1634. See more words from the same year.
Acuminate definition: pointed; tapering to a point.. See examples of ACUMINATE used in a sentence.
The earliest known use of the word acuminate is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for acuminate is from 1634, in a translation by Thomas Johnson, apothecary and soldier. acuminate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acūminātus. See etymology.
acuminate. (adj.) 1640s, "having a long, tapering end" (of certain feathers, leaves, etc.), from Latin acuminatus, past participle of acuminare "to sharpen," from acumen "a point" (see acumen ). Related: Acuminated; acumination. also from 1640s.
1. tapering to a point, as a leaf. v.t. 2. to make sharp or keen. [1595–1605; < Latin acūminātus, past participle of acūmināre, v. derivative of acūmen; see acumen] a•cu`mi•na′tion, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. acuminate.
3 days ago · Definitions of acuminate. adjective. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point. synonyms: simple, unsubdivided. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions. verb. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point. see more.
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