Definition of Sharpen
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(a.) To make sharp.
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(a.) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.
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(a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
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(a.) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
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(a.) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease.
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(a.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe.
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(a.) To render more shrill or piercing.
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(a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.
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(a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.
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(v. i.) To grow or become sharp.
Homophones of Sharpen
No Homophones Found.