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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|accuminate}}
* {{l|en|accuminate}}

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===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}
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From Late {{der|en|la|acuminatus}}, past participle of {{m|la|acuminare||to sharpen to a point}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* Adjective:
* Adjective:
** {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/əˈkjuːmɪnət/|lang=en}}
** {{IPA|en|/əˈkjuːmɪnət/|a=RP}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acuminate (adj).wav|a=Southern England}}
* Verb:
* Verb:
** {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/|lang=en}}
** {{IPA|en|/əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/|a=RP}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acuminate (verb).wav|a=Southern England}}

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===Etymology===
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From Late Latin ''[[acuminatus]]'', past participle of ''[[acuminare]]'', to sharpen to a point


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}
{{en-adj}}
[[File:Leaf morphology acuminate.png|thumb|right|150 px|Acuminate leaf tip.]]


# [[taper|Tapering]] to a [[point]]; [[pointed]].
# [[taper|Tapering]] to a [[point]]; [[pointed]].
#: '''''acuminate''' leaves, teeth, etc.''
#: {{co|en|'''acuminate''' leaves, teeth, etc.}}
# {{lb|en|botany|mycology}} Tapering to a long point at its [[apex]].
# {{lb|en|botany|mycology}} Tapering to a long point in [[concave]] manner at its [[apex]].

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|biacuminate|subacuminate|long-acuminate}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|tapering to a point}}
{{trans-top|tapering to a point}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|заострен}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|заострен}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|acuminado}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|kapeakärkinen}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|acuminado}}
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{{trans-mid}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|acuminado}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|acuminado}}
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{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|botany, mycology: tapering to a long point in concave manner}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitkäsuippuinen}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===Verb===
===Verb===
{{en-verb|acuminat}}
{{en-verb}}


# {{lb|en|transitive}} To render [[sharp]] or [[keen]]; to [[sharpen]].
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To render [[sharp]] or [[keen]]; to [[sharpen]].
#* '''September 17, 1784''', {{w|William Cowper}}, ''letter to the Rev. John Newton''
#* Cowper
#*: To '''acuminate''' even despair.
#*: To '''acuminate''' even despair.
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[end]] in or come to a sharp point.
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[end]] in or come to a sharp point.
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[[Category:English heteronyms]]
[[Category:English heteronyms]]

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==Italian==
==Italian==


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{head|it|adjective form}}
{{head|it|adjective form|g=f-p}}


# {{feminine plural of|acuminato|lang=it}}
# {{adj form of|it|acuminato||f|p}}


===Anagrams===
===Participle===
{{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}}
* [[neumatica#Italian|neumatica]]


# {{feminine plural of|it|acuminato}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=aaceimntu|neumatica}}


==Latin==
==Latin==


===Participle===
===Participle===
{{la-part-form|acūmināte}}
{{head|la|participle form|head=acūmināte}}

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# {{inflection of|acūminātus||voc|m|s|lang=la}}


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# {{inflection of|la|acūminātus||voc|m|s}}
[[de:acuminate]]
[[et:acuminate]]
[[ko:acuminate]]
[[hy:acuminate]]
[[id:acuminate]]
[[it:acuminate]]
[[kn:acuminate]]
[[ku:acuminate]]
[[hu:acuminate]]
[[ps:acuminate]]
[[pl:acuminate]]
[[ru:acuminate]]
[[simple:acuminate]]
[[fi:acuminate]]
[[ta:acuminate]]
[[vi:acuminate]]

Revision as of 14:36, 11 July 2024

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin acuminatus, past participle of acuminare (“to sharpen to a point”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

acuminate (comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate)

Acuminate leaf tip.
  1. Tapering to a point; pointed.
    acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
  2. (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)

  1. (transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
    • September 17, 1784, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton
      To acuminate even despair.
  2. (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

Derived terms

Italian

Adjective

acuminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of acuminato

Participle

acuminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of acuminato

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

acūmināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of acūminātus
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