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sharpened

[shahr-puhn]

sharp·en

[shahr-puhn]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become sharp or sharper.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see sharp, -en1

sharp·en·er, noun
pre·sharp·en, verb (used with object)
re·sharp·en, verb
un·sharp·ened, adjective
un·sharp·en·ing, adjective
EXPAND
well-sharp·ened, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Sharpened is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
WordNet
sharpened

adjective
1. having the point made sharp; "a sharpened pencil" 
2. made sharp or sharper; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly" 
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