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单词 acuminate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•cu•mi•nate  (adj. ə kyo̅o̅mə nit, -nāt′;v. ə kyo̅o̅mə nāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
adj. 
  1. Botany, Zoologypointed;
    tapering to a point.

v.t. 
  1. to make sharp or keen.
  • Latin acūminātus (past participle of acūmināre), equivalent. to acūmin- (stem of acūmen) acumen + -ātus -ate1
  • 1595–1605
a•cu′mi•nation, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acuminate adj /əˈkjuːmɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt/
  1. narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
vb /əˈkjuːmɪˌneɪt/
  1. (transitive) to make pointed or sharp
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin acūmināre to sharpen; see acumen

aˌcumiˈnation n
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