Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sharpen 
 
  5  of  8  senses  of  sharpen 
 
  Sense  1 
  sharpen 
  =>  strap 
  =>  edge 
  =>  strop 
  =>  whet 
  =>  hone 
 
  Sense  4 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  refocus 
  =>  pin  down  narrow  down 
 
  Sense  5 
  sharpen 
  =>  focus 
 
  Sense  7 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  acuminate 
 
  Sense  8 
  sharpen,  heighten 
  =>  subtilize,  subtilise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sharpen 
 
  5  of  8  senses  of  sharpen 
 
  Sense  1 
  sharpen 
  =>  strap 
  =>  edge 
  =>  strop 
  =>  whet 
  =>  hone 
  =>  set 
 
  Sense  4 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  refocus 
  =>  pin  down  narrow  down 
 
  Sense  5 
  sharpen 
  =>  focus 
  =>  refocus 
 
  Sense  7 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  acuminate 
 
  Sense  8 
  sharpen,  heighten 
  =>  subtilize,  subtilise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sharpen 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sharpen 
 
  8  senses  of  sharpen 
 
  Sense  1 
  sharpen 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  sharpen 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
 
  Sense  3 
  sharpen 
  =>  intensify,  deepen 
 
  Sense  4 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  adjust  set 
 
  Sense  5 
  sharpen 
  =>  change  intensity 
 
  Sense  6 
  sharpen 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  7 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  change  shape,  change  form  deform 
 
  Sense  8 
  sharpen,  heighten 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sharpen 
 
  sharpen  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sharpen 
 
  Sense  1 
  sharpen 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sharpen 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  sharpen 
  =>  intensify,  deepen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  adjust  set 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  sharpen 
  =>  change  intensity 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  sharpen 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  sharpen,  taper,  point 
  =>  change  shape,  change  form  deform 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  sharpen,  heighten 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sharpen 
 
  The  verb  sharpen  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sharpen  --  (make  sharp  or  sharper;  "sharpen  the  knives") 
  2.  (1)  sharpen  --  (make  sharp  or  sharper;  "We  had  to  sharpen  our  arguments") 
  3.  (1)  sharpen  --  (become  sharp  or  sharper;  "The  debate  sharpened") 
  4.  (1)  focus,  sharpen  --  (put  into  focus;  as  of  an  image  on  a  screen;  "Please  focus  the  image;  we  cannot  enjoy  the  movie") 
  5.  sharpen  --  (make  sharp  or  sharper  of  images  and  sounds) 
  6.  sharpen  --  (raise  the  pitch  of  (musical  notes)) 
  7.  sharpen,  taper,  point  --  (give  a  point  to  "The  candles  are  tapered") 
  8.  sharpen,  heighten  --  (make  more  acute;  as  of  one's  senses  "This  drug  will  sharpen  your  vision") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sharpened 
 
  The  adj  sharpened  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  sharpened  --  (having  the  point  made  sharp;  "a  sharpened  pencil") 
  2.  sharpened  --  (made  sharp  or  sharper;  "a  sharpened  knife  cuts  more  cleanly") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sharpened 
 
  2  senses  of  sharpened 
 
  Sense  1 
  sharpened 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pointed)  ->  pointless,  unpointed 
 
  Sense  2 
  sharpened 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sharp)  ->  dull 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sharpened 
 
  2  senses  of  sharpened 
 
  Sense  1 
  sharpened 
  =>  pointed  (vs.  pointless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  sharpened 
  =>  sharp  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sharpened 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sharpened 
 
  sharpened  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sharpened 
  sharpened 
  unsharpened 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sharpen 
 
  The  verb  sharpen  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sharpen  --  (make  sharp  or  sharper;  "sharpen  the  knives") 
  2.  (1)  sharpen  --  (make  sharp  or  sharper;  "We  had  to  sharpen  our  arguments") 
  3.  (1)  sharpen  --  (become  sharp  or  sharper;  "The  debate  sharpened") 
  4.  (1)  focus,  sharpen  --  (put  into  focus;  as  of  an  image  on  a  screen;  "Please  focus  the  image;  we  cannot  enjoy  the  movie") 
  5.  sharpen  --  (make  sharp  or  sharper  of  images  and  sounds) 
  6.  sharpen  --  (raise  the  pitch  of  (musical  notes)) 
  7.  sharpen,  taper,  point  --  (give  a  point  to  "The  candles  are  tapered") 
  8.  sharpen,  heighten  --  (make  more  acute;  as  of  one's  senses  "This  drug  will  sharpen  your  vision") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sharpened 
 
  The  adj  sharpened  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  sharpened  --  (having  the  point  made  sharp;  "a  sharpened  pencil") 
  2.  sharpened  --  (made  sharp  or  sharper;  "a  sharpened  knife  cuts  more  cleanly") 

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