sharpen

[Sharp·en]

Make sharp or sharper

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To make sharp.

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put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"

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become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"

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make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"

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make (one''s senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"

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give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

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raise the pitch of (musical notes)

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make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

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make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

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To make sharp.

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To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.

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To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.

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To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.

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To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease.

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To make biting, sarcastic, or severe.

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To render more shrill or piercing.

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To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.

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To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.

v. i.
To grow or become sharp.

Sharpen

Sharp"en , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharpening.] [See Sharp, a.] To make sharp. Specifically: (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw. (b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.

The air . . . sharpened his visual ray To objects distant far.

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.

(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.

Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite.

(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease. (e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each word." E. Smith. (f) To render more shrill or piercing.

Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase and sharpen it.

(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar. (h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.

Sharpen

Sharp"en, v. i. To grow or become sharp.

To make sharp.

To grow or become sharp.

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Usage Examples

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

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Other Usage Examples

Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.