sharpen

Signification (Anglais)

1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To make sharp.
2. (intransitive) To become sharp.

Concepts

aiguiser

affiler

affûter

rendre pointu

tailler

accentuer

tailler en pointe

tranchant

pointu

réparer

sur

🔛

affiner

être aiguisé

usiner

augmenter

aviver

laver

🧽

moudre

point

polir

raboter

récurer

Synonymes

whet

grind

hone

make sharp

whittle

make pointed

shave

point

rub

edge

file

plane

polish

🇵🇱

focalize

focalise

focus

scrape

heighten

scrape off

sharpened

be sharpened

acuminate

taper

pare

cut

lengthen

pointed

honed

grate

sensitize

mow

stimulate

strain

strop

specify

stoning

strap

subtilize

train

🚋

urge

wash

🧽

wear

whittle down

zoom in

apotheose

apotheosise

apotheosize

gnash the teeth

hike up

make keen

Traductions

afilar

schärfen

affilare

afiar

schleifen

scherpen

aguzzare

slijpen

aguzar

ακονίζω

wetten

aguçar

aanzetten

acuire

anspitzen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃɑɹpən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: scharpenen

In summary

From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp + -en.