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Sharpen vs Acuminate - What's the difference?

sharpen | acuminate |

As verbs the difference between sharpen and acuminate

is that sharpen is to make sharp while acuminate is to render sharp or keen; to sharpen.

As a adjective acuminate is

tapering to a point; pointed.

sharpen

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp
  • * (Edmund Burke) (1729-1797)
    • He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
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    Antonyms

    * blunt

    Derived terms

    * sharpener

    acuminate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * accuminate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tapering to a point; pointed.
    • acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
  • (botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point at its apex.

    • Verb

    (acuminat)
  • To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
  • * Cowper
    • To acuminate even despair.
  • To end in or come to a sharp point.

    • Derived terms

    * acumination English heteronyms ----