acuminate

English Thesaurus

1. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point (verb.change)

hypernym	:	point, sharpen, taper,
definition	:	give a point to (verb.change)

2. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point (adj.all)

similar	:	simple, unsubdivided,
definition	:	(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions (adj.all)

3. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point (verb.change)

derivation	:	acumen, insightfulness,
definition	:	shrewdness shown by keen insight (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	acumen, acumen,
definition	:	a tapering point (noun.plant)

derivation	:	acumen, insightfulness,
definition	:	shrewdness shown by keen insight (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	acumen, acumen,
definition	:	a tapering point (noun.plant)