| sharpen | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. sharpen | make sharp or sharper.; "sharpen the knives" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ strap | sharpen with a strap.; "strap a razor" |
| ~ edge | provide with an edge.; "edge a blade" |
| ~ strop | sharpen on a strop.; "strop razors" |
| ~ whet | sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone. |
| ~ hone | sharpen with a hone.; "hone a knife" |
| v. (change) | 2. sharpen | make crisp or more crisp and precise.; "We had to sharpen our arguments" |
| ~ compound, deepen, intensify, heighten | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| ~ sharpen | become sharp or sharper.; "The debate sharpened" |
| v. (change) | 3. sharpen | become sharp or sharper.; "The debate sharpened" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| v. (change) | 4. focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen | put (an image) into focus.; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ refocus | put again into focus or focus more sharply.; "refocus the image until it is very sharp" |
| ~ focalise, focalize, focus | become focussed or come into focus.; "The light focused" |
| v. (perception) | 5. sharpen | make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper. |
| ~ focus | cause to converge on or toward a central point.; "Focus the light on this image" |
| ~ change intensity | increase or decrease in intensity. |
| v. (change) | 6. sharpen | raise the pitch of (musical notes). |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 7. point, sharpen, taper | give a point to.; "The candles are tapered" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ acuminate | make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point. |
| v. (change) | 8. heighten, sharpen | make (one's senses) more acute.; "This drug will sharpen your vision" |
| ~ compound, deepen, intensify, heighten | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| ~ subtilise, subtilize | make (senses) more keen. |
| whet | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. quicken, whet | make keen or more acute.; "whet my appetite" |
| ~ excite, stir, stimulate | stir feelings in.; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" |
| v. (contact) | 2. whet | sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone. |
| ~ sharpen | make sharp or sharper.; "sharpen the knives" |
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