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Adjective: acuminate  u'kyoo-mu-nut
  1. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
Verb: acuminate  u'kyoo-mu`neyt
  1. Make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point

Derived forms: acuminated, acuminates, acuminating

See also: acumen, simple, unsubdivided

Type of: point, sharpen, taper

Encyclopedia: Acuminate

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