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单词 sharpen
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sharpen

[ shahr-puhn ]
/ ˈʃɑr pən /
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verb (used with or without object)

to make or become sharp or sharper.

Origin of sharpen

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at sharp, -en1

OTHER WORDS FROM sharpen

Words nearby sharpen

sharp-cut, Sharpe, sharp-eared, sharp-edged, Shar-Pei, sharpen, sharper, Sharpe's grysbok, Sharpeville, sharp-eyed, Sharpey-Schafer
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British Dictionary definitions for sharpen

sharpen
/ (ˈʃɑːpən) /

verb

to make or become sharp or sharper
music to raise the pitch of (a note), esp by one chromatic semitoneUsual US and Canadian word: sharp

Derived forms of sharpen

sharpener, noun
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