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All acuminate synonyms

a·cu·mi·nate
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verb acuminate

  • sharpen — knife: make sharper
  • 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.

adj acuminate

  • fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
  • tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
  • edged — having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword.
  • 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.
  • pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
  • sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.

adjective acuminate

  • pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
  • aciculated — Alternative form of aciculate.
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