Definition of sharpen

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sharpen - 9 definitions

- verb
1. sharpen -- make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"
antonyms: dull -- make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. sharpen -- make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"
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3. sharpen -- become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
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4. focus -- put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
synonyms: focus, focalize, focalise
antonyms: blur -- make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. sharpen -- make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
antonyms: soften -- make (images or sounds) soft or softer
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. sharpen -- raise the pitch of (musical notes)
antonyms: flatten -- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. sharpen -- give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
synonyms: taper, point
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. sharpen -- make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
synonyms: heighten
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. sharpen, hone -- to make sharp
synonyms: hone, sharpens, resharpen, sharpened, sharpening
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
dull -- make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
blur -- make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision"
soften -- make (images or sounds) soft or softer
flatten -- lower the pitch of (musical notes)

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