About The Word Sharpen
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Sharpen
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What's The Definition Of Sharpen?
[v] put into focus; as of an image on a screen; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
[v] become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened" [v] make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments" [v] make more acute; as of one's senses; "This drug will sharpen your vision" [v] give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [v] raise the pitch of (musical notes) [v] make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" [v] make sharp or sharper of images and sounds Synonyms | Synonyms for Sharpen: focalise | focalize | focus | point | taper Related Terms | Find terms related to Sharpen: See Also | acuminate | adjust | alter | alter | center | center on | change | change | change form | change intensity | change shape | compound | concentrate on | deepen | deform | edge | fizzle | fizzle out | focus | focus on | heighten | hone | intensify | narrow down | peter out | pin down | refocus | revolve about | revolve around | set | sharpen | strap | strop | subtilise | subtilize | taper off | whet Sharpen In Webster's Dictionary \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. --Milton.
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and
sharpens our skill. --Burke.
(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his
appetite. --Shak.
(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. --Bacon.
(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.
\Sharp"en\, v. i. To grow or become sharp. |
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