affiler

Meaning

to sharpen (to make sharp)

make sharp

make pointed

be sharpened

rendre pointu

être aiguisé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.fi.le/

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.

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