different between sharpen vs focalize

English

Etymology

From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp +? -en.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /????p?n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)p?n

Verb

sharpen (third-person singular simple present sharpens, present participle sharpening, simple past and past participle sharpened)

1. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To make sharp.
   • 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France

     He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
2. (intransitive) To become sharp.

Synonyms

• hone (figurative sense)
• whet

Antonyms

• blunt
• blur

Derived terms

• sharpener

Translations

Anagrams

• Hapners, pherans

English

Etymology

focal +? -ize

Verb

focalize (third-person singular simple present focalizes, present participle focalizing, simple past and past participle focalized)

1. To focus, or to adjust a focus
2. To sharpen an image by focusing
3. To concentrate on a particular location; to localize

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

focalize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of focalizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of focalizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of focalizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of focalizar