can be read downwards to form a word or words

[GoldfishLord]

acrostic​

noun
a poem or other piece of writing in which particular letters in each line, usually the first letters, can be read downwards to form a word or words

Source: acrostic noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

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It seems to me that "to" doesn't mean "in order to" and that it is used to show a result.
What do you say?

 

[Tarheel]

Is that definition unclear somehow?

 

[GoldfishLord]

Clear. However, I'm asking about the role of "to".

 

[tedmc]

"can be read to form" doesn't sound right to me. What about "can be read as"?

 

[jutfrank]

It seems to me that "to" doesn't mean "in order to"

Right.

and that it is used to show a result.
What do you say?

Something like that, yes.