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(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen. / (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

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acuminate

Source Word

acuminate

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen. / (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）刃物のように鋭くする、尖らせること / （自動詞）先端が鋭い状態で終わる、尖っている

She tried to acuminate the blade until it sliced through the rope cleanly.

彼女は刃を鋭くしようと研ぎ、ロープがきれいに切れるまで仕上げた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.

To acuminate even despair.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.

acuminates

（ present singular third-person ）

acuminating

（ participle present ）

acuminated

（ participle past ）

acuminated

（ past ）