Sharpen

Definition of Sharpen

Sharp´en

v. t.	1.	To make sharp. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharpening.] The air . . . sharpened his visual ray To objects distant far. - Milton. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. - Burke.
	2.	To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires. Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. - Shak.
	3.	To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease. Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase and sharpen it. - Bacon.
	4.	(Mus.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.
v. i.	1.	To grow or become sharp.

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