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单词 out-sharpen
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out-sharpenv.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈʃɑːp(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈʃɑrp(ə)n/
Forms: see out- prefix and sharpen v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, sharpen v.
Etymology: < out- prefix + sharpen v.
rare.
transitive. To exceed in sharpness; to sharpen (an object) better than.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bitterness > [verb (transitive)]
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festering1615
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > of a look: exceed in sharpness
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the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > bitterness of heart > cause bitterness of heart to [verb (transitive)] > make bitter
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fester?1548
embittera1677
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1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 168 She would glance at the visitors..with a look that out-sharpened all her other sharpness.
1983 Buck & Hickman Catal. 1983–5 542 Outwears and outsharpens metal files.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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