Defenition of the word sharpen
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Defenition of the word sharpen
- To make sharp or sharper.
- To make crisp or more crisp and precise.
- To put (an image) into focus.
- To become sharp or sharper.
- put into focus; as of an image on a screen; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
- become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
- make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"
- raise the pitch of (musical notes)
- make sharp or sharper, as of knives
- make sharp or sharper of images and sounds
- make more acute; as of one's senses; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
- give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
- put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
- make (one''s senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
- make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"
- make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
- put (an image) into focus
- become sharp or sharper
- make crisp or more crisp and precise
- make (one's senses) more acute
- give a point to
- make sharp or sharper
Synonyms for the word sharpen
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- file
- focus
- grind
- heighten
- hone
- point
- taper
- whet
Similar words in the sharpen
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- center
- center on
- concentrate on
- fizzle
- fizzle out
- focus on
- peter out
- revolve about
- revolve around
- sharpen
- sharpened
- sharpener
- sharpeners
- sharpening
- sharpens
- taper off
Hyponyms for the word sharpen
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- acuminate
- edge
- focus
- hone
- narrow down
- pin down
- refocus
- strap
- strop
- subtilise
- subtilize
- whet
Hypernyms for the word sharpen
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- adjust
- alter
- change
- change form
- change intensity
- change shape
- compound
- correct
- deepen
- deform
- heighten
- intensify
- modify
- set
Antonyms for the word sharpen
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- blear
- blunt
- blur
- drop
- dull
- flatten
- soften
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