sharpen
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make sharp or sharper
sharpen the knives
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make crisp or more crisp and precise
We had to sharpen our arguments
Types & categories
- compound hypernym
Related & opposite
- sharpen causes
Sense 3 verb
become sharp or sharper
The debate sharpened
Types & categories
- deepen hypernym
Sense 4 verb
put (an image) into focus
Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- center also see
- blear antonym
- focalize causes
- focalization derivation
- focus derivation
Sense 5 verb
make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
Types & categories
- change intensity hypernym
- focus hyponym
Related & opposite
- soften antonym
Sense 6 verb
raise the pitch of (musical notes)
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
give a point to
The candles are tapered
Types & categories
- change shape hypernym
- acuminate hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
make (one's senses) more acute
This drug will sharpen your vision
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | blunt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharpener |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | edge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strop |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hone |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | sharpen |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | compound |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | deepen |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | center |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | blear |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | focalize |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | focalization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | focus |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | refocus |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | soften |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change intensity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | focus |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | flatten |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | taper off |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | fizzle |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | point |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | taper |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointedness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | tip |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | taper |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | change shape |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | acuminate |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | compound |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | subtilise |