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sharpen

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

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sharpened

English

Adjective

sharpened

  1. Having a sharp point or edge.
    a sharpened pencil
    a sharpened knife

Antonyms

  • unsharpened

Translations

Verb

sharpened

  1. simple past tense and past participle of sharpen

Anagrams

  • epershand

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