Какво означава sharpened на английски?

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sharpened Значение & определение

0 past simple and past participle of sharpen
1 to make something sharp or sharper:
- My pencil is blunt - I'll have to sharpen it.
- figurative The company is cutting production costs in an attempt to sharpen its competitive edge (= in order to improve how competitive it is).
2 to make something stronger:
- Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines.
- The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.
- I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills.
- I went to university to sharpen my mind.
- We'll need to sharpen our wits if we're going to defeat Jack's team.
3 to make something clearer:
- How do you sharpen the focus on this camera?
4 to make something play a higher musical note:
- You need to sharpen the A string on your violin.

I need to sharpen that knife.
She sharpened the blade.
He sharpened the edge of the stick to a point.
The surgeon sharpened his scalpel.
He used to sharpen his razor on a leather strap.
In addition, class distinctions in political efficacy sharpened with time, as efficacy levels dropped noticeably among the working-class, but not the middle-class, identifiers.
The author was not only a privileged observer but also a secondary actor in the events of 1965 which sharpened the profile of this dispute.
The tip of the penetration side of the stoppers could be sharpened or curved.