 sharpen |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make sharp or sharper | |
| Examples: | "We had to sharpen our arguments" |
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| Related terms: | intensify | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become sharp or sharper | |
| Examples: | "The debate sharpened" |
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| Related terms: | intensify | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make sharp or sharper | |
| Examples: | "sharpen the knives" |
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| Related terms: | dull change strop whet hone strap edge sharpener | |
| 4. | [ verb ] put into focus; as of an image on a screen | |
| Synonyms: | focalise focalize focus | |
| Examples: | "Please focus the image we cannot enjoy the movie" |
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| Related terms: | blur adjust pin_down refocus focus_on focus focalization focus | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make sharp or sharper of images and sounds | |
| Related terms: | soften change_intensity focus | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give a point to | |
| Synonyms: | point taper | |
| Examples: | "The candles are tapered" |
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| Related terms: | change_shape acuminate taper_off taper_off point taper taper | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (music) raise the pitch of (musical notes) | |
| Related terms: | flatten change music | |
| 8. | [ verb ] make more acute; as of one's senses | |
| Synonyms: | heighten | |
| Examples: | "This drug will sharpen your vision" |
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| Related terms: | intensify subtilize | |
| Similar spelling: |
sharpener sharpened shrapnel sharpness shore_pine Sharbono Sherbondy |
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