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acuminate
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a·cu·mi·nate  (-kym-nt, -nt)
adj.
Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.
tr.v. (-nt) a·cu·mi·nat·ed, a·cu·mi·nat·ing, a·cu·mi·nates
To sharpen or taper.

[Latin acmintus, past participle of acminre, to sharpen, from acmen, acuteness; see acumen.]

a·cumi·nation n.
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Verb1.acuminateacuminate - make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
taper, sharpen, point - give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
Adj.1.acuminate - (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

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