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Meanings of sharpen in English

Catalan
enfocar
Spanish
enfocar

Put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie"

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      enfocar
      Portuguese
      afiar
      Catalan
      afilar
      Spanish
      ahusar

      Give a point to.

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            afiar
            Portuguese
            afiar
            Catalan
            afuar
            Spanish
            afilar

            Make sharp or sharper.

                  afiar
                  Spanish
                  definir

                  Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper.

                        definir
                        Usage of sharpen in English
                        1
                        Mr Ahern said the meetings would help sharpen the offensive against sectarianism.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        The challenge for the Charity Commission is not just to sharpen regulation.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        You gave us a very pretty problem to sharpen our wits on.
                        Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
                        4
                        The consolidation will help Meituan sharpen its offerings in the on-demand sector.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        It really does help to sharpen our appreciation of all things artistic.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        They had a shop to sharpen and keep all the tools in.
                        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
                        7
                        You'll consider what you did wrong, and sharpen your reflections with hunger.
                        The gunslinger
                        8
                        Gilly took the knife and began to sharpen it on the ground.
                        The King of Ireland's Son
                        9
                        Again the loose lines of the strange old face seemed to sharpen.
                        The Window-Gazer
                        10
                        Though I had no appetite, Ryan insisted food would sharpen our minds.
                        Monday Mourning
                        11
                        A conviction that Cyril Boden did his best to sharpen in her.
                        The Mating of Lydia
                        12
                        Talon took a few minutes to sharpen her sword, then her daggers.
                        The Wyrmling Horde
                        13
                        I'll have to go home for powder and to sharpen the drill.
                        East of eden
                        14
                        The teaching unions claimed Gove's plans would sharpen the divides between schools.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        There are also settings to fade, saturate, sharpen, blur and add contrast.
                        Wired
                        16
                        But once that universe stops expanding so rapidly, the competition could sharpen.
                        Reuters
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                        Translations for sharpen
                        Portuguese
                        afiaraguçar
                        Sharpen through the time
                        Sharpen across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common