Definition of sharpen

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Sharpen (v. i.) To grow or become sharp.

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Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop..
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act of sharpening.
Acuate :: Acuate (a.) Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
Acuation :: Acuation (n.) Act of sharpening.
Quill :: Quill (n.) A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill..
Acuate :: Acuate (v. t.) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
Edge :: Edge (v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
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..
Strop :: Strop (v. t.) To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor..
Crowbar :: Crowbar (n.) A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..
Picket :: Picket (n.) A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses..
Stonebird :: Stone (n.) To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone..
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..
Acuition :: Acuition (n.) The act of sharpening.
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.
Palisade :: Palisade (n.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense..
Whetstone :: Whetstone (n.) A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
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