āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to sharpen
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āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make an object pointed or sharper
Transitive: to sharpen a pointed object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before sketching, she sharpened the pencil to create finer lines and details.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to become more pointed or sharper
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With regular use, the pencil 's tip sharpened, ensuring clean and precise lines in the artwork.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§, āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻāĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§, āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to increase the clarity and definition of details in a picture
Transitive: to sharpen details in a picture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the darkroom, the photographer used special techniques to sharpen areas of interest in the black-and-white print.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻˇā§, āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to increase the pitch of a note, usually by a semitone
Transitive: to sharpen a musical note
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The composer used a chromatic scale with many sharpened notes to create a haunting melody.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of sensory and intellectual perception) to enhance or intensify
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the climber ascended the mountain, her senses sharpened, attuning her to the nuances of the terrain and weather.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻšā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to accentuate certain frequencies or elements in a sound
Transitive: to sharpen a sound
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Using equalization, she sharpened the high frequencies in the guitar track.
āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
sharpened
sharpener
sharpen
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
