Definition of sharpen

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Sharpen (a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar..

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Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe..
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..
Whetter :: Whetter (n.) One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates..
Acuation :: Acuation (n.) Act of sharpening.
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..
Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Exacuate :: Exacuate (v. t.) To whet or sharpen.
Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act of sharpening.
Acuate :: Acuate (a.) Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
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..
Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop..
Spiculate :: Spiculate (v. t.) To sharpen to a point.
Acuate :: Acuate (v. t.) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
Sharp :: Sharp (v. t.) To sharpen.
Crowbar :: Crowbar (n.) A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar..
Point :: Point (n.) To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral..
Grind :: Grind (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires..
Abattis :: Abattis (n.) A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy..
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