Un sharpened

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
well-sharp·ened, adjective
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sharpen (ˈʃɑːpən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make or become sharp or sharper
2.  music Usual US and Canadian word: sharp to raise the pitch of (a note), esp by one chromatic semitone
 
'sharpener
 
n

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