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1. (v.i.) sharpen
to make or become sharp or sharper.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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| Definition of 'sharpen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) sharpen
make sharp or sharper
"sharpen the knives"
2. (verb) sharpen
make crisp or more crisp and precise
"We had to sharpen our arguments"
3. (verb) sharpen
become sharp or sharper
"The debate sharpened"
4. (verb) focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
put (an image) into focus
"Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
5. (verb) sharpen
make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
6. (verb) sharpen
raise the pitch of (musical notes)
7. (verb) sharpen, taper, point
give a point to
"The candles are tapered"
8. (verb) sharpen, heighten
make (one's senses) more acute
"This drug will sharpen your vision"
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1. (verb) sharpen
to make have a sharper edge or point
to sharpen a knife/pencil
2. sharpen
to make more effective
graduates who want to sharpen their communication skills
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| Definition of 'sharpen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sharpen
to make sharp
2. (adj) sharpen
to give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw
3. (adj) sharpen
to render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious
4. (adj) sharpen
to make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires
5. (adj) sharpen
to make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease
6. (adj) sharpen
to make biting, sarcastic, or severe
7. (adj) sharpen
to render more shrill or piercing
8. (adj) sharpen
to make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar
9. (adj) sharpen
to raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to
10. (verb) sharpen
to grow or become sharp
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Sense: to make or grow sharp
He sharpened his pencil.
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 Afrikaans: skerp maak |
 Arabic: يَشْحَذ، يَبْري |
 Bulgarian: подострям |
 Brazilian: afiar |
 Czech: ořezat, naostřit |
 German: spitzen |
 Danish: slibe; spidse |
 Greek: ξύνω, τροχίζω, ακονίζω |
 Spanish: afilar, sacar punta a |
 Estonian: teritama |
 Farsi: تيزتر شدن |
 Finnish: teroittaa |
 French: aiguiser |
 Hebrew: לְחַדֵד |
 Hindi: तेज. तीखा |
 Croatian: naoštriti, zašiljiti |
 Hungarian: (ki)hegyez |
 Indonesian: meruncingkan |
 Icelandic: skerpa, brÿna; ydda |
 Italian: aguzzare |
 Japanese: 鋭くする |
 Korean: 날카롭게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: drožti |
 Latvian: []asināt |
 Malay: menajamkan |
 Dutch: slijpen |
 Norwegian: kvesse, spisse |
 Polish: ostrzyć |
 Persian: تيزتر شدن |
 Pashto: تېره كول: تېره كېدل |
 Portuguese: afiar |
 Romanian: a ascuţi |
 Russian: точить, заострять |
 Slovak: zastrúhať, naostriť |
 Slovenian: šiliti |
 Serbian: naoštriti |
 Swedish: vässa, skärpa, slipa |
 Thai: ทำให้คม |
 Turkish: sivriltmek |
 Taiwanese: 削尖，變尖 |
 Ukrainian: гострити, загострювати |
 Urdu: تیز کرنا یا ہونا |
 Vietnamese: làm cho sắc |
 Chinese: 削尖 |
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