Definitions for sharpened
sharp·ened

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sharpenedadjective

   having the point made sharp

   "a sharpened pencil"

2. sharpenedadjective

   made sharp or sharper

   "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sharpenedadjective

   Having a sharp point or edge.

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1. sharpened

   Sharpened refers to the process of making something more precise, effective, clear, or intense. This could refer to physical objects, like sharpening the edge of a knife, or abstract concepts, like sharpening one's skills or memory.

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How to pronounce sharpened?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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How to say sharpened in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sharpened in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sharpened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sharpened in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Michael Corbat:

   We have undoubtedly become a simpler, smaller, safer and stronger institution, we have sharpened our focus on target clients, shedding over 20 consumer and institutional businesses in the process.

2. Conservator Per Morten Ekerhovd:

   It's quite unusual to find remnants from the Viking age that are so well preserved ... it might be used today if you sharpened the edge.

3. Julia Kloeckner:

   The situation has been sharpened because of corona-related restrictions on the slaughtering capacity in the entire EU.

4. State John Sullivan:

   This year, we have sharpened the focus of the report to be more responsive to statutory reporting requirements, and more focused on government action or inaction with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights.

5. Caroline Weaver:

   A lot of our customers are people who happen to be walking by, and they come in a little surprised and amused by a shop that just sells pencils, but we also get a lot of word-of-mouth business from journalists, designers, architects and kids coming in after school. I love seeing kids get excited about pencils. Adults remember the smell, the tactile sensation of writing with a freshly sharpened pencil.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sharpened
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sharpened
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sharpened