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Detailed Synonyms for sharpening in English

sharpening:

sharpening [the ~] nom

  1. the sharpening
    the sharpening; the escalation; the intensification
  2. the sharpening
    the sharpening

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sharpen:

to sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)

  1. to sharpen
    to sharpen; sharpen one's pencil
  2. to sharpen
    to sharpen; accentuate
  3. to sharpen
    to sharpen
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
  4. to sharpen
    to tighten; to sharpen
    • tighten verbe (tightens, tightened, tightening)
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
  5. to sharpen
    to grind; to whet; to sharpen; to strop
    • grind verbe (grinds, ground, grinding)
    • whet verbe (whets, whetted, whetting)
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
    • strop verbe (strops, stropped, stropping)
  6. to sharpen
    – put (an image) into focus 1
    to focus; to sharpen; focalize; focalise
    – put (an image) into focus 1
    • focus verbe (focuses, focused, focusing)
      • Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie1
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
    • focalize verbe, américain
    • focalise verbe, britannique
  7. to sharpen
    – become sharp or sharper 1
    to sharpen
    – become sharp or sharper 1
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
      • The debate sharpened1
  8. to sharpen
    – make crisp or more crisp and precise 1
    to sharpen
    – make crisp or more crisp and precise 1
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
      • We had to sharpen our arguments1
  9. to sharpen
    – make (one's senses) more acute 1
    to heighten; to sharpen
    – make (one's senses) more acute 1
    • heighten verbe (heightens, heightened, heightening)
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
      • This drug will sharpen your vision1
  10. to sharpen
    – give a point to 1
    to point; to sharpen; to taper
    – give a point to 1
    • point verbe (points, pointed, pointing)
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
    • taper verbe (tapers, tapered, tapering)
      • The candles are tapered1
  11. to sharpen
    – raise the pitch of (musical notes) 1
    to sharpen
    – raise the pitch of (musical notes) 1
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
  12. to sharpen
    – make sharp or sharper 1
    to sharpen
    – make sharp or sharper 1
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
      • sharpen the knives1
  13. to sharpen
    – make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper 1
    to sharpen
    – make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper 1
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
  14. to sharpen
    – To enhance the edges of subjects in an image. 2
    to sharpen
    – To enhance the edges of subjects in an image. 2
    • sharpen verbe (sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)

Conjugations for sharpen:

present
  1. sharpen
  2. sharpen
  3. sharpens
  4. sharpen
  5. sharpen
  6. sharpen
simple past
  1. sharpened
  2. sharpened
  3. sharpened
  4. sharpened
  5. sharpened
  6. sharpened
present perfect
  1. have sharpened
  2. have sharpened
  3. has sharpened
  4. have sharpened
  5. have sharpened
  6. have sharpened
past continuous
  1. was sharpening
  2. were sharpening
  3. was sharpening
  4. were sharpening
  5. were sharpening
  6. were sharpening
future
  1. shall sharpen
  2. will sharpen
  3. will sharpen
  4. shall sharpen
  5. will sharpen
  6. will sharpen
continuous present
  1. am sharpening
  2. are sharpening
  3. is sharpening
  4. are sharpening
  5. are sharpening
  6. are sharpening
subjunctive
  1. be sharpened
  2. be sharpened
  3. be sharpened
  4. be sharpened
  5. be sharpened
  6. be sharpened
diverse
  1. sharpen!
  2. let's sharpen!
  3. sharpened
  4. sharpening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sharpen

  1. sharpen

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Related Definitions for "sharpen":

  1. put (an image) into focus1
  2. become sharp or sharper1
    • The debate sharpened1
  3. make crisp or more crisp and precise1
    • We had to sharpen our arguments1
  4. make (one's senses) more acute1
    • This drug will sharpen your vision1
  5. give a point to1
  6. raise the pitch of (musical notes)1
  7. make sharp or sharper1
    • sharpen the knives1
  8. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper1
  9. To enhance the edges of subjects in an image.2