sharpen
verb/ˈʃɑɹpən/US/ˈʃɑːpən/UK
Etymology
From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp + -en.
- inherited from scharpenen
Definitions
To make sharp.
- to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note
- He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
To become sharp.
The neighborhood
Derived
missharpen, oversharpen, presharpen, resharpen, sharpenable, sharpener, sharpen up, unsharpen
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA