Defn: Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
ACUMINATE
A*cu"mi*nate, v. t.
Defn: To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair."
Cowper.
ACUMINATE
A*cu"mi*nate, v. i.
Defn: To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy." Milton.
ACUMINATION
A*cu`mi*na"tion, n.
Defn: A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
Bp. Pearson.
ACUMINOSE
A*cu"mi*nose`, a.
Defn: Terminating in a flat, narrow end. Lindley.
ACUMINOUS
A*cu"mi*nous, a.