sharpen

Verb
  1. Make sharp or sharper (synset 201249165)
    "sharpen the knives"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • strap - sharpen with a strap
    • edge - provide with an edge
    • strop - sharpen on a strop
    • whet - sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
    • hone - sharpen with a hone
  2. Make crisp or more crisp and precise (synset 200393128)
    "We had to sharpen our arguments"
    causes: sharpen - become sharp or sharper
    is a type of: compound, deepen, heighten, intensify - make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  3. Become sharp or sharper (synset 200393016)
    "The debate sharpened"
    is a type of: deepen, intensify - become more intense
  4. Put (an image) into focus (synset 200315073)
    "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
    causes: focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus
    is a type of: adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
    subtypes: refocus - put again into focus or focus more sharply
    same as: focalise, focalize, focus
  5. Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper (synset 202195232)
    is a type of: change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
    subtypes: focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point
  6. Raise the pitch of (musical notes) (synset 200394100)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  7. Give a point to (synset 200393662)
    "The candles are tapered"
    is a type of: change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
    subtypes: acuminate - make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
    same as: point, taper
  8. Make (one's senses) more acute (synset 200393290)
    "This drug will sharpen your vision"
    is a type of: compound, deepen, heighten, intensify - make more intense, stronger, or more marked
    subtypes: subtilise, subtilize - make (senses) more keen
    same as: heighten

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