sharpen
English Thesaurus
1. put (an image) into focus (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | adjust, correct, set, |
| definition | : | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | refocus, |
| definition | : | put again into focus or focus more sharply (verb.change) |
2. become sharp or sharper (verb.change)
3. make crisp or more crisp and precise (verb.change)
| cause | : | sharpen, |
| definition | : | become sharp or sharper (verb.change) |
4. make (one's senses) more acute (verb.change)
5. give a point to (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | acuminate, |
| definition | : | make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point (verb.change) |
6. raise the pitch of (musical notes) (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
7. make sharp or sharper (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | strap, |
| definition | : | sharpen with a strap (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | edge, |
| definition | : | provide with an edge (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | strop, |
| definition | : | sharpen on a strop (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | whet, |
| definition | : | sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | hone, |
| definition | : | sharpen with a hone (verb.contact) |
8. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | change intensity, |
| definition | : | increase or decrease in intensity (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | focus, |
| definition | : | cause to converge on or toward a central point (verb.perception) |
9. put (an image) into focus (verb.change)
| antonym | : | blear, blur, |
| definition | : | make dim or indistinct (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | focus, |
| definition | : | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system (noun.attribute) |
10. give a point to (verb.change)
| also | : | taper off, |
| definition | : | become smaller or less active (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | sharp end (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | taper, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | point, pointedness, |
| definition | : | the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | peak, point, tip, |
| definition | : | a V shape (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | taper, |
| definition | : | a convex shape that narrows toward a point (noun.shape) |
11. raise the pitch of (musical notes) (verb.change)
| antonym | : | drop, flatten, |
| definition | : | lower the pitch of (musical notes) (verb.change) |
12. make sharp or sharper (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | blunt, dull, |
| definition | : | make dull or blunt (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sharpener, |
| definition | : | any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper (noun.artifact) |
13. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper (verb.perception)
| antonym | : | soften, |
| definition | : | make (images or sounds) soft or softer (verb.perception) |
14. put (an image) into focus (verb.change)
| antonym | : | blear, blur, |
| definition | : | make dim or indistinct (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | focus, |
| definition | : | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system (noun.attribute) |
15. give a point to (verb.change)
| also | : | taper off, |
| definition | : | become smaller or less active (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | point, |
| definition | : | sharp end (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | taper, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | point, pointedness, |
| definition | : | the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | peak, point, tip, |
| definition | : | a V shape (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | taper, |
| definition | : | a convex shape that narrows toward a point (noun.shape) |
16. raise the pitch of (musical notes) (verb.change)
| antonym | : | drop, flatten, |
| definition | : | lower the pitch of (musical notes) (verb.change) |
17. make sharp or sharper (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | blunt, dull, |
| definition | : | make dull or blunt (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sharpener, |
| definition | : | any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper (noun.artifact) |
18. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper (verb.perception)
| antonym | : | soften, |
| definition | : | make (images or sounds) soft or softer (verb.perception) |
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