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sharpen

/'ʃɑrpən/

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verb
make (one's senses) more acute
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"This drug will sharpen your vision"

Similar:

heighten

type of:
deepen intensify compound heighten
verb
put (an image) into focus
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focalise focalize focus

type of:
adjust set correct
verb
give a point to
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Similar:

point taper

type of:
change shape change form deform
verb
become sharp or sharper
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"The debate sharpened"

type of:
deepen intensify
verb
make crisp or more crisp and precise
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"We had to sharpen our arguments"

type of:
intensify compound deepen heighten
verb
make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
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soften

type of:
change intensity
verb
make sharp or sharper
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"sharpen the knives"
Opposite:

dull

type of:
alter modify change
verb
raise the pitch of (musical notes)
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flatten

type of:
change alter modify

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