Definition of sharpen

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Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.

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Pickedness :: Pickedness (n.) The state of being sharpened; pointedness.
Whet :: Whet (n.) That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer..
Strop :: Strop (v. t.) To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor..
Steel :: Steel (n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.
Acuation :: Acuation (n.) Act of sharpening.
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act of sharpening.
Spiculate :: Spiculate (v. t.) To sharpen to a point.
Acuate :: Acuate (v. t.) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
Rifle :: Rifle (n.) A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to..
Acumination :: Acumination (n.) A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
File :: File (v. t.) To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth..
Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate..
Strappadoes :: Strap (v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor..
Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Frost :: Frost (v. t.) To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather..
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw..
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