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acuminate

a. குவிந்து முனையிற்சென்று முடிகிற, (வினை) கூராக்கு.


A*cu"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare to sharpen, fr. acumen. See Acumen.] Defn: Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc. A*cu"mi*nate, v. t. Defn: To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair." Cowper. A*cu"mi*nate, v. i. Defn: To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy." Milton.


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