sharpen

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Reino Unido//ˈʃɑːpən//
Estados Unidos//ˈʃɑɹpən//

To make sharp.

verbo

1
figuradoTo make sharp.
to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.
2
To become sharp.
The organizers said they had found themselves "more involved in the web of social convulsions and violence that is tormenting our country. The present economic crisis, the grave political instability and the rapidly sharpening violence have finally overtaken […] our wishes.

Etimología

From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp + -en.

Formas

pasado: sharpened
participio: sharpened
gerundio: sharpening
3.ª persona del singular: sharpens

sharp · Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut…Sharp · A surname.Sharpe · A surname.

sharpen · To make sharp.

sharper · A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his…Sharper · A surname.sharply · In a sharp manner, in various senses. So as to terminate in a…

Las páginas vecinas — El orden alfabético sigue las reglas del idioma, no el valor de los bytes: un acento solo desempata entre dos palabras por lo demás idénticas, y la Ñ es una letra propia con su propia sección.