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- Dictionarysharpen/ˈʃɑːp(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make or become sharp or sharper: "she sharpened her pencil" Similar Opposite
- 2. improve or cause to improve: "they've got to sharpen up in front of the goal" Similar
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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.
The meaning of SHARPEN is to make sharp or sharper; especially : hone. How to use sharpen in a sentence.
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.
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 /
[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.
Sharpen definition: to make or become sharp or sharper. . See examples of SHARPEN used in a sentence.
provide with an edge. sharpen on a strop. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone. sharpen with a hone. 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”.
