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- [adjective uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt; verb uh-kyoo-muh-neyt]
- /adjective əˈkyu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt; verb əˈkyu məˌneɪt/
- /ə.ˈkjuː.mɪ.nɪt/
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- [adjective uh-kyoo-muh-nit, -neyt; verb uh-kyoo-muh-neyt]
- /adjective əˈkyu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt; verb əˈkyu məˌneɪt/
Definitions of acuminate word
- adjective acuminate narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf 3
- verb acuminate to make pointed or sharp 3
- adjective acuminate pointed; tapering to a point 3
- verb transitive acuminate to make sharp or pointed 3
- adjective acuminate Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point. 1
- verb with object acuminate to make sharp or keen. 1
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Origin of acuminate
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin acūminātus (past participle of acūmināre), equivalent to acūmin- (stem of acūmen) acumen + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Acuminate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acuminate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
acuminate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acuminate
adj acuminate
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- acicular — shaped like a needle.
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
verb acuminate
- hone — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- whet — to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- taper — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- sharpen — knife: make sharper
adjective acuminate
- pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- aciculated — Alternative form of aciculate.
Antonyms for acuminate
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