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sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

make (one's senses) more acute

Type	Words
Synonyms	heighten
Type of	deepen, intensify, compound, heighten
Has types	subtilize, subtilise

This drug will sharpen your vision.

sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

put (an image) into focus

Type	Words
Synonyms	focalise, focalize, focus
Type of	adjust, set, correct
Has types	refocus

sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

give a point to

Type	Words
Synonyms	point, taper
Type of	change shape, change form, deform
Has types	acuminate

sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

become sharp or sharper

Type	Words
Type of	deepen, intensify

The debate sharpened.

sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

make crisp or more crisp and precise

Type	Words
Type of	intensify, compound, deepen, heighten

We had to sharpen our arguments.

sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

Type	Words
Type of	change intensity
Has types	focus

sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

make sharp or sharper

Type	Words
Type of	alter, modify, change
Has types	strap, strop, edge, hone, whet
Derivation	sharpener

sharpen the knives.

sharpen::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

raise the pitch of (musical notes)

Type	Words
Type of	change, alter, modify