affiler

Meaning

to sharpen (to make sharp)

Concepts

sharpen

whet

hone

make sharp

honed

pointed

make pointed

be sharpened

edge

taper

heighten

focalize

point

focalise

focus

Synonyms

aiguiser

affûter

tranchant

émoudre

pointu

rendre pointu

meuler

repasser

augmenter

point

accentuer

sur

🔛

être aiguisé

Translations

afilar

afiar

afilar

scherpen

schärfen

esmolar

affilare

aanzetten

agusar

bilemek

aguçar

afuar

slijpen

wetten

ακονίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.fi.le/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: affilare

Cognate with Spanish: afilar

Cognate with Portuguese: afiar

In summary

From fil, or from Vulgar Latin *affilāre, from Latin fīlum. Compare Italian affilare, Spanish afilar, Portuguese afiar.