acuminate

• POS: Adjective, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: a=cu=mi=nate

CIDE DICTIONARY

acuminate, 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]

acuminate, v. t. 

 To render sharp or keen.  Cowper.  [1913 Webster]

acuminate, v. i. 

 To end in, or come to, a sharp point.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

acuminate, adj. Biol. tapering to a point.

Etymology

L acuminatus pointed (as ACUMEN)