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sharpening |
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 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")
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