Sharpen
verb — past tense: sarpened ; past participle: sarpened ; present participle: sharpening ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To make or become sharp or sharper) សម្រួច, សំលៀងឲ្យមុត, មុតឡើង
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To make or become sharp, to make, quick and keen) សម្រួច, រចនាឡើងជា
Example: To sharpen the razor, This puzzle should sharpen your intelligence.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: sarpened ; past participle: sarpened ; present participle: sharpening ;
- 1.
- To make sharp.
- 2.
- To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.
- 3.
- To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
- 4.
- To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
- 5.
- To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease.
- 6.
- To make biting, sarcastic, or severe.
- 7.
- To render more shrill or piercing.
- 8.
- To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.
- 9.
- To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.
- 10.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To grow or become sharp.