acuminate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/

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Verb

Plain form acuminate

Third-person singular acuminates

Past tense acuminated

Past participle acuminated

Present participle acuminating

1. (transitive) If you acuminate something, you make it sharp.
   • Synonym: sharpen

   I acuminated the knife so that it would cut through fruit better.