acuminate

== English == === Alternative forms === accuminate === Etymology === First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin acuminātus, perfect passive participle acuminō (“to sharpen to a point”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === Adjective (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkjuːmɪnət/ Verb (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/ === Adjective === acuminate (comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate) Tapering to a point; pointed. (botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === acuminate (third-person singular simple present acuminates, present participle acuminating, simple past and past participle acuminated) (transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen. September 17, 1784, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton To acuminate even despair. (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point. ==== Derived terms ==== acumination == Italian == === Adjective === acuminate f pl feminine plural of acuminato === Participle === acuminate f pl feminine plural of acuminato === Anagrams === neumatica == Latin == === Participle === acūmināte vocative masculine singular of acūminātus