acuminate

Definitions

1. 1.Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
2. 2.To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair." Cowper.
3. 3.To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy." Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is acuminate.

• What is tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc called?
• What is to render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair." Cowper called?
• What is to end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy." Milton called?