sharpen

tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To make or become sharp or sharper.

sharpener sharp'en·er n.

verb

To give a sharp edge to: acuminate, edge, hone¹, whet. See sharp/dull.

v

Definition: make knifelike
Antonyms: blunt, dull

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IN BRIEF: v. - Put (an image) into focus; Make (one's senses) more acute; Give a point/edge to.

He that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. — Confucius

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hvæsse, skærpe, spidse
v. intr. - blive skarp, skærpes

idioms:

• sharpen up    forbedre sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
scherp maken, slijpen, verscherpen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) aiguiser, tailler (un crayon), rendre (qch) plus net, affiner, régler (une image), aviver (un intérêt), accroître (un sentiment)
v. intr. - se durcir, s'aviver

idioms:

• sharpen up    affiner, se préparer pour

Deutsch (German)
v. - schärfen, anspitzen, verstärken

idioms:

• sharpen up    verbessern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακονίζω, οξύνω/-ομαι, εντείνω

idioms:

• sharpen up    οξύνομαι, ζωντανεύω

Italiano (Italian)
affilare

idioms:

• sharpen up    aguzzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aguçar, afiar

idioms:

• sharpen up    melhorar para atingir o padrão

Русский (Russian)
точить, обострять, делать более резким

idioms:

• sharpen up    улучшать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - afilar, aguzar, avivar
v. intr. - aguzarse, afilarse, agriarse

idioms:

• sharpen up    agudizar, acentuar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skärpa, vässa, göra vassare, spetsa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使尖锐, 加重, 使敏捷, 变尖, 变得敏锐, 变锋利, 尖锐化, 急剧化

idioms:

• sharpen up    使...更敏锐, 打扮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使尖銳, 加重, 使敏捷
v. intr. - 變尖, 變得敏銳, 變鋒利, 尖銳化, 急劇化

idioms:

• sharpen up    使...更敏銳, 打扮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 날카롭게 하다, 격심하게 하다, (맛, 냄새 등을) 톡 쏘게 하다
v. intr. - 날카로워 지다, 민감해지다

idioms:

• sharpen up    (바람 등이) 사나워지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 鋭利にする, とがらせる, 辛辣にする, 鋭くなる, とがる

idioms:

• sharpen up    激しくなる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبري, يشحذ, يجعله حادا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חידד, השחיז‬
v. intr. - ‮התחדד‬

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