acuminate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *acuminate*:
ADJECTIVE	all	acuminate	(of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
VERB	change	acuminate	make sharp or acute

English > *acuminate*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	(of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point.
Broader	simple, unsubdivided	(botany) of leaf shapes
Spanish	acuminado
Nouns	acumen	a tapering point

English > *acuminate*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broader	sharpen, taper, point	Give a point to
Nouns	acumen	shrewdness shown by keen insight
Nouns	acumen	a tapering point

HyperDic: acuminate