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    sharpen
    /ˈʃɑːp(ə)n/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHARPEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make something stronger: Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines. The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run. to improve: I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills. I went to university to sharpen my mind.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sharpenSharpen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SHARPEN is to make sharp or sharper; especially : hone. How to use sharpen in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHARPEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    pencil If you sharpen an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed. He started to sharpen his knife. American English : sharpen / ˈʃɑrpən /

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHARPEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to make something stronger: Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines. The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run. to improve: I hope this class will help me sharpen my computer skills. I went to college to sharpen my mind.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › sharpenSHARPEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sharpen definition: to make or become sharp or sharper. . See examples of SHARPEN used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sharpenSharpen - definition of sharpen by The Free Dictionary

    verb. 1. improve, enhance, better, upgrade, hone, brush up, touch up, ameliorate, polish up You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal. 2. make sharp, hone, whet, grind, edge, file, strop, put an edge on He started to sharpen his knife.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sharpenSharpen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. verb. make crisp or more crisp and precise. “We had to sharpen our arguments”. see more. verb. become sharp or sharper. “The debate sharpened ”.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sharpensharpen verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    [intransitive, transitive] to become or make something better, more effective, etc. than before synonym improve. sharpen (up) He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials. sharpen something (up) She's doing a course to sharpen her business skills. We’re looking to sharpen up the product’s image.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHARPEN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SHARPEN definition: to make something sharper: . Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sharpensharpen | meaning of sharpen in Longman Dictionary of...

    sharpen meaning, definition, what is sharpen: to make something have a sharper edge or...: Learn more.