Acuminate

What do we mean by acuminate?

Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves. adjective

To sharpen or taper. transitive verb

To bring to a point; render sharp or keen: as, “to acuminate despair,”

To taper or rise to a point.

Pointed; acute.

In ichthyology, drawn out in a long point: said of the fins.

To end in, or come to, a sharp point. intransitive verb

To render sharp or keen. transitive verb

Tapering to a point; pointed adjective

Tapering to a point; pointed. adjective

Tapering to a long point at its apex. adjective

To render sharp or keen; to sharpen. verb

To end in or come to a sharp point. verb

(of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point adjective

Make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point verb

To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.

To end in or come to a sharp point.

Words that are spelled similarly to acuminate:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word acuminate:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe acuminate:
apex, long, ovate, lanceolate, short, more, oblong, condylomata, less, linear, oval, broad, posteriorly, simple, slender, terminal, narrow, alternate, elongate, cordate, wide, black, posterior, joint, glossary, valves, sessile, opposite, pinnae, triangular, unequal, colored, stylocerite, setae, shorter, conical, stout, obtuse, condyloma, male, coriaceous, somewhat, lobes, postocular.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective acuminate:
leaves, apex, tip, entire, papules, point, leaflets, tips, lobes, serrate, warts, teeth, apices, scales, process, feathers, inches, segments, form, spine, spines, bracts, points, pubescent, condyloma, terminations, end, projection, condylomata, behind, leaf, base, lobe, sepals, wart, lesions, setae, processes, condylomas, pinnae, variety, spire, claws, beak, tooth, bract, rostrum, type, concave, tomentose, shape, underneath, extremity, tubercles, pustules, snout, vesicles, seta, ends, glumes, inch, tail, bractes, fruits, sheaths, green, petals, segment, termination, papillae, angle, quarters, lappet, syphiloderm, downy, petiolate, tapering, serrulate, lappets, stipules, denticulate, nucleus, outline, papule, tenth, summit, blades, prolongation, ciliate, dentate, divisions, lip, evergreen.

Words that sound like acuminate:
acuminate, acumen, accruement, accusement, accrument, acuminous, aluminate, accumulate, examinate, ecumenic, accusant, aluminite, illuminate, document, documented, recriminate, agglutinate.