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Meaning of "acuminate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACUMINATE

From Latin acūmināre to sharpen.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACUMINATE

acuminate  [əˈkjuːmɪnɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACUMINATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acuminate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb acuminate in English.

WHAT DOES ACUMINATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

acuminate

Leaf shape

In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms (botanical Latin terms in brackets): ▪ Acicular (acicularis): Slender and pointed, needle-like ▪ Acuminate (acuminata): Tapering to a long point ▪ Acute: pointed, having a short sharp apex angled less than 90° ▪ Aristate (aristata): Ending in a stiff, bristle-like point ▪ Asymmetrical: With the blade shape different on each side of the midrib ▪ Basal: arising from the crown, bulb, rhizome or corm, etc. as opposed to cauline ▪ Bipinnate (bipinnata): Each leaflet also pinnate ▪ Caudate: tailed at the apex ▪ Cauline: borne on the stem as opposed to basal ▪ Compound: Not simple; the leaf is broken up into separate leaflets, and the leaf blade is not continuous ▪ Cordate (cordata): Heart-shaped, with the petiole or stem attached to the cleft ▪ Cuneate (cuneata): Triangular, stem attaches to point ▪ Deltoid (deltoidea) or deltate: Triangular...

Definition of acuminate in the English dictionary

The definition of acuminate in the dictionary is narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf. Other definition of acuminate is to make pointed or sharp.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACUMINATE

PRESENT

Present
I acuminate
you acuminate
he/she/it acuminates
we acuminate
you acuminate
they acuminate
Present continuous
I am acuminating
you are acuminating
he/she/it is acuminating
we are acuminating
you are acuminating
they are acuminating
Present perfect
I have acuminated
you have acuminated
he/she/it has acuminated
we have acuminated
you have acuminated
they have acuminated
Present perfect continuous
I have been acuminating
you have been acuminating
he/she/it has been acuminating
we have been acuminating
you have been acuminating
they have been acuminating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I acuminated
you acuminated
he/she/it acuminated
we acuminated
you acuminated
they acuminated
Past continuous
I was acuminating
you were acuminating
he/she/it was acuminating
we were acuminating
you were acuminating
they were acuminating
Past perfect
I had acuminated
you had acuminated
he/she/it had acuminated
we had acuminated
you had acuminated
they had acuminated
Past perfect continuous
I had been acuminating
you had been acuminating
he/she/it had been acuminating
we had been acuminating
you had been acuminating
they had been acuminating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will acuminate
you will acuminate
he/she/it will acuminate
we will acuminate
you will acuminate
they will acuminate
Future continuous
I will be acuminating
you will be acuminating
he/she/it will be acuminating
we will be acuminating
you will be acuminating
they will be acuminating
Future perfect
I will have acuminated
you will have acuminated
he/she/it will have acuminated
we will have acuminated
you will have acuminated
they will have acuminated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been acuminating
you will have been acuminating
he/she/it will have been acuminating
we will have been acuminating
you will have been acuminating
they will have been acuminating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would acuminate
you would acuminate
he/she/it would acuminate
we would acuminate
you would acuminate
they would acuminate
Conditional continuous
I would be acuminating
you would be acuminating
he/she/it would be acuminating
we would be acuminating
you would be acuminating
they would be acuminating
Conditional perfect
I would have acuminate
you would have acuminate
he/she/it would have acuminate
we would have acuminate
you would have acuminate
they would have acuminate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been acuminating
you would have been acuminating
he/she/it would have been acuminating
we would have been acuminating
you would have been acuminating
they would have been acuminating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you acuminate
we let´s acuminate
you acuminate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to acuminate
Past participle
acuminated
Present Participle
acuminating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACUMINATE


agminate
ˈæɡmɪnɪt
cabinet
ˈkæbɪnɪt
conterminate
kənˈtɜːmɪnɪt
definite
ˈdɛfɪnɪt
determinate
dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt
effeminate
ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt
geminate
ˈdʒɛmɪnɪt
homogenate
hɒˈmɒdʒɪnɪt
indefinite
ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt
indeterminate
ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt
indiscriminate
ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnɪt
infinite
ˈɪnfɪnɪt
innominate
ɪˈnɒmɪnɪt
minute
ˈmɪnɪt
ordinate
ˈɔːdɪnɪt
predeterminate
ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt
quadrigeminate
ˌkwɒdrɪˈdʒɛmɪnɪt
staminate
ˈstæmɪnɪt
subordinate
səˈbɔːdɪnɪt
up-to-the-minute
ˌʌptəðəˈmɪnɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACUMINATE

acuate
acuity
aculeate
aculeated
aculeus
acumen
acumination
acuminous
acupoint
acupressure
acupressure point
acupunctural
acupuncture
acupuncture needle
acupuncturist
acushla
acutance
acute
acute accent
acute angle

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACUMINATE

aluminate
assassinate
contaminate
coordinate
discriminate
disseminate
dominate
donate
eliminate
fascinate
hallucinate
illuminate
indoctrinate
laminate
marinate
nominate
originate
predominate
ruminate
terminate
urinate

Synonyms and antonyms of acuminate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acuminate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACUMINATE

Find out the translation of acuminate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acuminate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acuminate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acuminado
570 millions of speakers

English

acuminate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नोकीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستدق الطرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заостренные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acuminado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শান দেত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acuminé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acuminate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zugespitzt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先端のとがった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

첨두
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acuminate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm cho nhọn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிக்கூரியது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकस्मात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acuminate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acuminate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spiczasty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загострені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acuminate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

acuminate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toegespits
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spetsiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acuminate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acuminate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACUMINATE»

The term «acuminate» is regularly used and occupies the 70.425 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACUMINATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acuminate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACUMINATE»

Discover the use of acuminate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acuminate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, ...
abarema, 1 acuminate anaxagorea, 621 acuminate annona, 731 affine byrsonima, 1786 affine cocainetree, 5237 Allen Williams zebrawood, 3420 alligator, 6401 abatia, 40 acuminate balsamo, 13289 affine dendropanax, 4445 alligator apple, ...
M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette, 2013
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An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
1-fl. a little shorter than petiole 9Wt> Leaves cord, somewhat angular blunt serrate eren. downy on each side, Pedic. shorter than petiole 1-5 fl 9886 Leaves ovate cordate acuminate toothed, Pedunc. 3-4-flowered very short 9887 Leaves ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836
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An Encyclopaedia of Plants
3-4-flowered very short 9887 Leaves cordate ovate acuminate serrate smooth on each side, Peduncles many-fl. 9888 Leaves ovate cordate toothed acuminate downy, Pedunc. loosely panicled capillary as as L£¢ltX'8 palmate, divizicd into ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1829
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Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Plants: Comprising the Specific ...
141. a little shorter than petiole {8&5 Leaves conL somewhat angular blunt serrate cren. downy on each side, Pedic. shorter than petiole l-5-fl $96 Leaves ovate cordate acuminate toothed, Pedunc. Set-flowered very short 9887 Leaves cordate ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1880
5
Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
Aa oak 6537 acuminate smooth ayenia 740 Alberta spruce 5724 abarema 1 acuminate wimmeria 8596 Alberta white spruce 5724 abatia 23 acuminate wintergreen 3300 albespine 2322 abave-all 7923 Acuña Cuban magnolia 4457 albizia ...
M.M. Grandtner, 2005
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The Tourist's Flora: A Descriptive Catalogue of the ...
Pet. three times as long as calyx. Caps, acuminate. Stems tufted. L. linear, 3- nerved ; lower acute ; upper acuminate, a. 4, 5. Open hills. Lecce. Sic. b. Sepals glanduloso-ciliate. 11. tenuifolium. Sepals lanceolate, prolonged, exceeding capsule.
Joseph Woods, 1850
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Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
A. Margins entire, plain, nerve excurrent. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminate . . 8. B. lhomasii. Leaves subdeltoid, acute . . . . 4. B. waikariense. Leaves oblong- lanceolate, acuminate . . 5. B. ota/rapaense. Leaves ovate-lancsolate, acuminate .
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Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: A Systematic Description ...
A Systematic Description of the Native Plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's, and Macquarrie's Islands Joseph Dalton Hooker. Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate • • 32. H. aU8trinum .
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 2011
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The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Half-hardy subshrub, several feet high: sts. shrubby; the branches elongated: lvs. petiolate, 2—3 in. long, ovate, acuminate, crenatesenate at the middle, the base rotund-cuneate, glabrous; floral lvs. bract-like, sessile, broad-ovate, acuminate, ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1919
10
Flora Europaea: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae)
Leaves 9-15(-20) x 0-3-1 mm, in whorls of up to 6, linear to filiform, more or less long-acuminate; vein scarcely prominent beneath; margin weakly revolute and scabridulous. Inflorescence lax; pedicels 0-5-3 mm, often recurved; bracts shorter  ...
T. G. Tutin, V. H. Heywood, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACUMINATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acuminate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Five foods that could kill you
... the majority of blooms are non-toxic, but toxin-producing species, such as Alexandrium catenella and Dinophysis acuminate occur locally. «Health24, Jun 15»
2
Wiest: Magnificent magnolias and other flowering trees, shrubs
Magnolia acuminate or Cucumber Magnolia is the largest of the American deciduous magnolia that grows to over 100 feet. The summer flowers ... «NorthJersey.com, May 15»
3
Elbit Systems (ESLT) CEO Bezhalel Machlis on Q4 2014 Results …
The recurrent safety group for patterning studies acuminate that global defense budget actually grew by 112% in 2014, driving – driven by ... «Seeking Alpha, Mar 15»
4
Nut of togetherness
Kola (cola acuminate / colanitida) nuts are first prayed to before passing it on from the eldest to the youngest in a group as a ritual, to evade all ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
5
Architecture à Miami
... an entirely open facility in untreated concrete, supported by oblique, acuminate pillars, an almost vulgar structure, a symbol of the ugliness of ... «CôtéMaison.fr, Feb 15»
6
Woman Gets Cured By Lucky DNA Mutation
... the Human Papilloma Virus, the pathogen behind warts, condyloma acuminate and certain cancers; neutropenia or lack of white blood cells, ... «Youth Health Magzine, Feb 15»
7
Rising Sexually Transmitted Diseases in teens alarm doctors
... the diseases ranging from Viral and Bacterial STIs, HIV, molluscum contagiosum, Cyanea acuminate, herpes genitalis to secondary syphilis. «India Today, Nov 14»
8
Den Harrow, la moglie a Domenica Live: “Ti devi mettere con Ugo”
Da qui in poi è un piccolo grande campionario di repliche acuminate e di cattiverie da lite condominiale. Si va dalla rivendicazione orgogliosa ... «TvZap, Oct 14»
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Se il cucciolo mangia
Una pianta originaria dei paesi orientali (Cina, Giappone ed Indonesia) caratterizzata da foglie dalle punte acuminate (come faranno i nostri ... «Città Nuova, Oct 14»
10
Lot to be explored of Meghamalai flora
According to him, Meghamalai is rich with species such as Cullenia excelsa, Aglaia roxburghiana, Rhododendron arboretum, Musa acuminate, ... «The Hindu, Sep 14»

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