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To make sharp. |
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To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as,
to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw. |
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To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more
ready or ingenious. |
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To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires. |
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To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or
disease. |
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To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. |
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To render more shrill or piercing. |
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To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of
the sun sharpen vinegar. |
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To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a
sharp to. |
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To grow or become sharp. |
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