sharpening

 [shahr-puhn]  

sharp·en

   [shahr-puhn]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become sharp or sharper.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see sharp, -en1

Related forms
sharp·en·er, noun
pre·sharp·en, verb (used with object)
re·sharp·en, verb
un·sharp·ened, adjective
un·sharp·en·ing, adjective
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well-sharp·ened, adjective
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