"cuspidate" meaning in English

See cuspidate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkʌspɪdət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuspidate.wav Forms: more cuspidate [comparative], most cuspidate [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in 1693; borrowed from Latin cuspidātus, from cuspis (“point, tip”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1693}} 1693, {{etydate|1693}} First attested in 1693, {{bor+|en|la|cuspidātus#Etymology 2|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin cuspidātus, {{af|la|cuspis|-ātus|id2=adjective|nocat=1|t1=point, tip}} cuspis (“point, tip”) + -ātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cuspidate (comparative more cuspidate, superlative most cuspidate)
  1. Having a cusp Translations (having a cusp): островръх (ostrovrǎh) (Bulgarian), piikikäs (Finnish), cuspidé (French), cuspidato (english: all senses) (Italian), cuspidado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cuspidate-en-adj-T8vxK3b9 Disambiguation of 'having a cusp': 98 2
  2. (botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point Translations (botany: tapering to sharp point): otapäinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cuspidate-en-adj-Zw~amWnq Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 90 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 14 73 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 83 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 91 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: tapering to sharp point': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

Forms: cuspidates [present, singular, third-person], cuspidating [participle, present], cuspidated [participle, past], cuspidated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cuspidātus, perfect passive participle of cuspidō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1623}} 1623, {{etydate|1623}} First attested in 1623, {{bor+|en|la|cuspidātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin cuspidātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cuspidate (third-person singular simple present cuspidates, present participle cuspidating, simple past and past participle cuspidated), {{tlb|en|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. To sharpen, to whet to a point. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cuspidate-en-verb-xOpKrP2V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.