acuminate

adj.
Tapering gradually to a sharp point, as the tips of certain leaves.

tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates. (-nāt')
To sharpen or taper.

[Latin acūminātus, past participle of acūmināre, to sharpen, from acūmen, acuteness. See acumen.]

acumination a·cu'mi·na'tion n.

adjective

Having an end that tapers to a point: acicular, aciculate, aciculated, acute, cuspate, cuspated, cuspidate, cuspidated, mucronate, pointed, pointy, sharp. See sharp/dull.

verb

To give a sharp edge to: edge, hone, sharpen, whet. See sharp/dull.

(ə-kyū'mə-nĭt, -nāt')
adj.

Tapering to a point; pointed.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point

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The adjective acuminate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point

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