wyostrzyć

== Polish == === Etymology === From wy- + ostrzyć. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɘˈɔs.tʂɘt͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɔstʂɘt͡ɕ Syllabification: wy‧os‧trzyć === Verb === wyostrzyć pf (imperfective wyostrzać) (transitive) to sharpen, to whet (to make sharp) Synonyms: naostrzyć, zaostrzyć Antonym: stępić (transitive) to sharpen (to make the shapes or outlines of something more clearly defined, e.g. facial features) Synonym: zaostrzyć (transitive, photography) to sharpen up (to make the outlines in a photo or picture clear and well cut from the background by using appropriate tools or techniques) wyostrzyć zdjęcie ― to sharpen up a photo (transitive) to sensitize (to cause someone to react strongly to sensory stimuli) Synonyms: wyczulić, zaostrzyć Antonym: przytępić (transitive) to sharpen up (to make a phenomenon or problem more pronounced) (transitive, sailing) to haul (to steer closer to the wind) (reflexive with się) to sharpen up (to get more clearly outlined) Synonym: zaostrzyć się (reflexive with się, photography) to sharpen up (to gain clearer contours, well separated from the background) (reflexive with się) to get sensitized (to start reacting strongly to sensory stimuli) Synonyms: wyczulić się, zaostrzyć się Antonym: przytępić się (reflexive with się) to sharpen up (to become a more pronounced phenomenon or problem) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “wyostrzyć”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “wyostrzyć się”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “wyostrzyć”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)