sharpen

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  1. transitive and intransitive verb To make or become sharp or sharper.

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  • Nothing had been moved; nobody had been inside while I slept I felt my attention starting to sharpen, all the little details leaping out at me. —  AHMM,July-August2006
  • The smart sharpen is actually damn impressive looking, and of course XSharpen looks like crap because either I implemented something wrong (possible), or it needs supersampling really bad. —  Doom9's Forum
  • Photon now includes popular editing tools, including crop, sharpen, and auto-levels, as well as a variety of fun filter effects, such as black-and-white and antique. —  Cameratown Daily Deals
  • In the next article we'll discuss the next important point to sharpen, the headline, or rather the tags that should be used in conjunction with titles to be even more search and conversion friendly. —  earlyspinblog.com
  • Keyboarding is a skill • Delegating is a leadership skill Strategic and tactical leadership skills - sharpen both edges! —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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sharpen:   sharpening ·  sharpened ·  sharpens
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  1. from Middle English sharpenen; from sharp + -en.
 

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