To give a sharp edge to

• whet

  1. To make more keen; stimulate:
  2. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
  3. To sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of a knife or tool); hone

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  1. To make more keen; stimulate:
  2. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
  3. To sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of a knife or tool); hone

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• hone

  1. To develop or improve
  2. To perfect or make more intense or effective:
  3. (Mech.) To enlarge or smooth (a bore) to exact specifications with a rotating stick (honing stone) containing abrasive material

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  1. To develop or improve
  2. To perfect or make more intense or effective:
  3. (Mech.) To enlarge or smooth (a bore) to exact specifications with a rotating stick (honing stone) containing abrasive material

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• edge

  1. To form or put an edge on; provide an edge for
  2. To put a border or edge on:
  3. To trim the edge of

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  1. To form or put an edge on; provide an edge for
  2. To put a border or edge on:
  3. To trim the edge of

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• acuminate

  1. To make sharp or pointed
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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  1. To make sharp or pointed
  2. To sharpen or taper.

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To make keen

• give a fine point to

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• put a point on

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• give an edge to

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• strop

  1. To sharpen (a razor) on a strop.
  2. To sharpen on a strop
  3. (Computing) To syntactically mark a sequence of letters as having a special property, such as being a keyword, e.g. by enclosing in apostrophes as in 'foo' or writing in uppercase as in FOO.

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  1. To sharpen (a razor) on a strop.
  2. To sharpen on a strop
  3. (Computing) To syntactically mark a sequence of letters as having a special property, such as being a keyword, e.g. by enclosing in apostrophes as in 'foo' or writing in uppercase as in FOO.

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• whet

  1. To make more keen; stimulate:
  2. To sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of a knife or tool); hone
  3. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.

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  1. To make more keen; stimulate:
  2. To sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of a knife or tool); hone
  3. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.

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• make acute

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• make sharp

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• hone to a razor edge

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• grind to a fine edge

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• put an edge on

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• hone

  1. To perfect or make more intense or effective:
  2. To develop or improve
  3. (Mech.) To enlarge or smooth (a bore) to exact specifications with a rotating stick (honing stone) containing abrasive material

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  1. To perfect or make more intense or effective:
  2. To develop or improve
  3. (Mech.) To enlarge or smooth (a bore) to exact specifications with a rotating stick (honing stone) containing abrasive material

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• file

  1. To smooth, grind down, or cut through as with a file
  2. To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.
  3. To initiate (a lawsuit):

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  1. To smooth, grind down, or cut through as with a file
  2. To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.
  3. To initiate (a lawsuit):

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• grind

  1. To ride a skateboard, a snowboard, or skis over a grind rail or narrow surface, often with the board or skis at right angles to the direction of movement.
  2. To produce or process by turning a crank:
  3. To chop into small pieces or fine particles by means of sharp metal blades

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  1. To ride a skateboard, a snowboard, or skis over a grind rail or narrow surface, often with the board or skis at right angles to the direction of movement.
  2. To produce or process by turning a crank:
  3. To chop into small pieces or fine particles by means of sharp metal blades

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To make more exact

• make more distinct

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• outline distinctly

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• clarify

  1. To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
  2. To make or become easier to understand
  3. To become clear.

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  1. To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
  2. To make or become easier to understand
  3. To become clear.

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• make clearer

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• make clear

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• intensify

  1. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
  2. To become intense or more intense:
  3. To become intense or increase in intensity

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  1. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
  2. To become intense or more intense:
  3. To become intense or increase in intensity

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• bring into focus

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• focus

  1. To meet at a focus
  2. To render (an object or image) in clear outline or sharp detail by adjustment of one's vision or an optical device; bring into focus.
  3. To bring into focus

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  1. To meet at a focus
  2. To render (an object or image) in clear outline or sharp detail by adjustment of one's vision or an optical device; bring into focus.
  3. To bring into focus

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