sharpen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɹpən/ (Received Pronunciation, Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːpən/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pən === Verb === sharpen (third-person singular simple present sharpens, present participle sharpening, simple past and past participle sharpened) (transitive, sometimes figurative) To make sharp. (intransitive) To become sharp. ==== Synonyms ==== hone (figurative sense) whet ==== Antonyms ==== blunt blur ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hapners, pherans