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UK
/ʃˈɑːpən/
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[ US /ˈʃɑɹpən/ ]
[ US /ˈʃɑɹpən/ ]
VERB
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make crisp or more crisp and precise
We had to sharpen our arguments -
put (an image) into focus
Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie - make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
- raise the pitch of (musical notes)
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become sharp or sharper
The debate sharpened -
give a point to
The candles are tapered -
make (one's senses) more acute
This drug will sharpen your vision -
make sharp or sharper
sharpen the knives
How To Use sharpen In A Sentence
- This knife needs sharpening.
- Sharpening his rhetoric, what they call contrasting himself with Senator Clinton before she started fighting back. CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2007
- A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
- The judge was also shown sharpened branches and wood used to torment the youngsters. The Sun
- But its impact on class inequality ... is to sharpen class division.
- A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
- She pulled a fresh pile of paper from her desk drawer, sharpened her pencil and got down to work.
- This incident has sharpened public awareness of the economic crisis.
- Instead of throwing the club from the top by unhinging your wrists immediately, you want to add lag by sharpening the angle created by the clubshaft and forearms.
- I don't see anything wrong with a handguard or any other safety feature on a knife sharpener. More on Plaxico and Christmas