Definition of sharpen

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Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.

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Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make sharp.
Rifle :: Rifle (n.) A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..
Whetter :: Whetter (n.) One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates..
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..
Whet :: Whet (v. t.) To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife..
Spiculate :: Spiculate (v. t.) To sharpen to a point.
Grindstone :: Grindstone (n.) A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects..
Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Hone :: Hone (v. t.) To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor..
Acuate :: Acuate (v. t.) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Grind :: Grind (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
Exacuate :: Exacuate (v. t.) To whet or sharpen.
Acuition :: Acuition (n.) The act of sharpening.
Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe..
Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar..
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