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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.
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.
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”. see more. verb. become sharp or sharper. “The debate sharpened ”.
: to make sharp or sharper. especially : hone. intransitive verb. : to become sharp or sharper. sharpener. ˈshärp-nər. ˈshär-pə- noun. Synonyms. edge. grind. hone. stone. strop. whet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of sharpen in a Sentence. Can you sharpen the image?
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.
Sharpen definition: to make or become sharp or sharper. . See examples of SHARPEN used in a sentence.
verb. 1. improve, enhance, better, upgrade, hone, brush up, touch up, ameliorate, polish up You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal. 2. make sharp, hone, whet, grind, edge, file, strop, put an edge on He started to sharpen his knife.
1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something. Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual. He will need to sharpen his diplomatic skills in order to work with Congress.
Synonyms: grind, file, hone, put an edge on, hone to a razor edge, more... Collocations: sharpen [a pencil, a knife, a blade, a razor, the image], [effects, filters, tools] to sharpen an image, sharpen your [knowledge, understanding, grasp, ability, wits], more...
