Difference between sharpen and hone

sharpen

Definitions

verb

  1. make crisp or more crisp and precise
  2. put (an image) into focus
  3. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
  4. raise the pitch of (musical notes)
  5. become sharp or sharper
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Examples

This knife needs sharpening.

Sharpening his rhetoric, what they call contrasting himself with Senator Clinton before she started fighting back.

A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity. 

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hone

Definitions

noun

  1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

verb

  1. sharpen with a hone
  2. make perfect or complete

Examples

Band leader, Ray Blue, is also a composer, arranger and performer on tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.

I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog.

Divide half the mixture between 4 glass bowls, then sprinkle with a few fresh raspberries and a bit more crushed honeycomb.

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