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Verb
S:
(v)
acuminate
(make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point)
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S:
(v)
sharpen
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taper
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point
(give a point to)
"The candles are tapered"
S:
(v)
change shape
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change form
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deform
(assume a different shape or form)
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(v)
change
(undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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Adjective
S:
(adj)
acuminate
((of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point)