Definition of Sharpen in English :

Define Sharpen in English

Sharpen meaning in English

Meaning of Sharpen in English

Pronunciation of Sharpen in English

Sharpen pronunciation in English

Pronounce Sharpen in English

Sharpen

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Verb

1. sharpen

make sharp or sharper

Example Sentences:
'sharpen the knives'

2. sharpen

make crisp or more crisp and precise

Example Sentences:
'We had to sharpen our arguments'

3. sharpen

become sharp or sharper

Example Sentences:
'The debate sharpened'

4. focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen

put (an image) into focus

Example Sentences:
'Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie'

5. sharpen

make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

6. sharpen

raise the pitch of (musical notes)

7. point, sharpen, taper

give a point to

Example Sentences:
'The candles are tapered'

8. heighten, sharpen

make (one's senses) more acute

Example Sentences:
'This drug will sharpen your vision'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sharpen

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verb
1. 
to make or become sharp or sharper
2. music
to raise the pitch of (a note), esp by one chromatic semitone
. Usual US and Canadian word: sharp

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Sharpen

see synonyms of sharpen
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to make or become sharp or sharper

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Sharpen

see synonyms of sharpen
tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens
To make or become sharp or sharper.

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