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unsharpened
sharp·en
/
ˈʃɑr
pən
/
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shahr
-p
uh
n
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
to make or become
sharp
or
sharper
.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
sharp
,
-en
1
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
well-sharp·ened,
adjective
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sharpen
(ˈʃɑːp
ə
n)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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