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sharpen

Verbs

• (v) make sharp or sharper
  • sharpen the knives
• (v) make crisp or more crisp and precise
  • We had to sharpen our arguments
• (v) become sharp or sharper
  • The debate sharpened
• (v) put (an image) into focus
  • Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie
  focalise, focalize, focus,
• (v) make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
• (v) raise the pitch of (musical notes)
• (v) give a point to
  • The candles are tapered
  taper, point,
• (v) make (one's senses) more acute
  • This drug will sharpen your vision
  heighten,

Synonyms

focalise focalize focus taper point heighten

Antonyms

blunt dull blear blur soften flatten drop

See also

center center on concentrate on focus on revolve about revolve around taper off fizzle fizzle out peter out

Words of close approximity