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What is another word for
sharpens
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To make or become sharp or physically sharper
To improve or cause to improve
To give life or energy to
To become or make more intense
To practice a skill to improve one's command of it
To teach, train or educate in a given field
To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces
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Verb
▲
To make or become sharp or physically sharper
whets
strops
hones
edges
grinds
stones
files
tapers
acuminates
dresses
sharps
makes sharp
makes sharper
makes acute
puts a point on
puts an edge on
points
barbs
polishes
shines
burnishes
furbishes
glosses
cuts
forges
smoothens
gives an edge to
“If you're still with me, be prepared to
sharpen
both your pencils and your little gray cells.”
Verb
▲
To improve or cause to improve
improves
betters
enhances
hones
perfects
refines
upgrades
ameliorates
fine-tunes
brushes up
polishes
touches up
polishes up
augments
develops
helps
boosts
raises
elevates
advances
works on
optimises
UK
optimizes
US
makes perfect
grooms
prepares
practises
UK
practices
US
heightens
lifts
cultivates
makes strides
builds
promotes
tightens up
strengthens
grows
appreciates
enriches
drives
progresses
amplifies
inflates
consolidates
furthers
endows
meliorates
increases
invigorates
US
tempers
sets right
straightens out
perks up
shapes up
picks up
builds on
stimulates
smooths
boosts up
propels
illumes
tops up
beefs up
elaborates on
vitalizes
reinforces
burnishes
uplifts
fortifies
polishes up on
amends
works up
makes better
revamps
trains
thrives
prospers
moves forward
bolsters
comes on
gains ground
takes the next step
embellishes
rectifies
mends
reforms
corrects
smartens
goes over
mitigates
fixes
remediates
complements
builds up
spruces up
adds value to
supplements
soups up
takes to the next level
conditions
works
fosters
evolves
cleans up
makes improvement
sharpens up
improves on
changes for the better
smartens up
excels
transcends
fixes up
matures
updates
exercises
flourishes
modernises
UK
transforms
revolutionizes
US
becomes better
modernizes
US
makes headway
makes progress
redresses
forwards
reenforces
assuages
steps up
drives forward
goes places
gets ahead
scales up
extends
revolutionises
UK
moves ahead
moves forward in leaps and bounds
pulls ahead
expands
forges ahead
comes along
facilitates
saves
edits
revitalises
UK
emends
revives
retouches
fines
refurbishes
restores
moderates
maintains
revitalizes
US
reworks
sustains
reanimates
repairs
benefits
revivifies
redrafts
resurrects
revises
rehabs
eases
levels up
hastens
pushes on
pushes ahead
launches
gets with it
forges ahead with
makes headway with
continues ahead
multiplies
presses forward
brings forward
presses on
takes it to the next level
gets ahead of
gets better at
works hard at
brushes up on
devotes oneself to
more ❯
“My visit to France was a great opportunity to
sharpen
my spoken French.”
Verb
▲
To give life or energy to
animates
excites
rouses
stirs
enlivens
fires
arouses
inflames
inspirits
fuels
quickens
stimulates
sensitises
UK
sensitizes
US
provokes
incites
inspires
encourages
awakens
triggers
activates
piques
prompts
spurs
foments
induces
enkindles
evokes
rallies
wakens
generates
agitates
promotes
actuates
engenders
whets
wakes
thrills
bestirs
instills
US
instils
UK
kindles
stirs up
burns up
sets going
calls forth
turns on
brings into being
draws forth
gets smoking
keys up
sparks off
brings out
eggs on
works up
touches off
fires up
calls into being
sets off
instigates
causes
whips up
produces
bring on
brings about
gives rise to
creates
sparks
initiates
precipitates
occasions
raises
breeds
results in
fosters
begets
invokes
leads to
galvanizes
US
elicits
effects
makes
fans
effectuates
galvanises
UK
brings
spawns
yields
triggers off
starts
catalyzes
US
abets
revives
vivifies
translates into
impassions
catalyses
UK
ignites
ferments
moves
sets in motion
begins
brings forth
brews
motivates
introduces
revs up
puts in motion
originates
brings to pass
draws on
works
increases
picks
launches
energizes
US
electrifies
does
hatches
awakes
energises
UK
goads
drives
sows the seeds of
intensifies
contributes to
establishes
develops
invigorates
US
bears
makes happen
kick-starts
educes
vitalizes
institutes
urges
summons
inaugurates
prods
exhilarates
fans the flames of
makes for
affects
impels
sets on
summons up
actualizes
sets up
peps up
strengthens
conjures up
calls up
draws out
tempts
titillates
compels
achieves
accomplishes
fillips
braces
organizes
US
charges
spikes
evinces
extracts
stokes up
influences
musters
makes possible
starts the ball rolling
puts in place
jump-starts
amps up
zips up
organises
UK
gingers up
spurs on
livens up
juices up
jazzes up
wakes up
enhances
advances
revitalizes
US
opens
enacts
sets
refreshes
riles
realizes
US
enthuses
attains
manifests
intoxicates
performs
psychs
recalls
brings off
carries off
rekindles
carries through
touches
engineers
stings
pushes
draws
founds
conceives
renders
primes
discharges
drums up
revitalises
UK
conjures
exalts
livens
propagates
informs
cultivates
wreaks
gives birth to
gives
gets things rolling
cooks up
pulls off
reproduces
multiplies
contrives
means
shakes up
pumps up
runs
commoves
builds a fire under
progenerates
causes to happen
causes to occur
realises
UK
feeds the fire
calls to mind
ends in
switches on
bucks up
gets going
gives life to
lights a fire under
gees up
lights up
exacerbates
inclines
gives incentive
reignites
innovates
invites
breathes life into
forms
intrigues
roils
furthers
brainstorms
necessitates
festers
jumpstarts
inflicts
exercises
adds fuel
sways
forces
suscitates
calls
adds fuel to the flames
resurrects
buoys
heartens
disposes
irks
incenses
expedites
has as a consequence
has as a result
spooks
dreams up
comes out with
thinks up
challenges
cheers
incarnates
emboldens
accelerates
cranks up
vexes
winds up
grills
juices
crazes
taunts
plays a part in
brings up
starts off
causes to appear
starts up
sets on foot
sets afoot
rejuvenates
sets alight
builds up
gets up
conducts
carries out
gladdens
irritates
uplifts
speeds
executes
implements
enforces
heightens
needles
works into lather
charges up
jolts
births
brings back
extorts
supports
fortifies
whomps up
dynamizes
plays a role in
stirs embers
makes waves
nurtures
exacts
adds fuel to fire
shakes
maddens
is a factor in
are a factor in
has a hand in
amounts to
culminates in
adds to
administers
obtains
derives
perpetrates
sparks up
roots on
fetches
opens the door for
pushes forward
fulfils
UK
lights
fans the fire
completes
fixes
perks up
makes alive
gives a buzz
gives new life to
breathes new life into
cheers up
consummates
delivers
procures
conduces
contributes
helps
is partly responsible for
finishes in
is responsible for
are partly responsible for
entails
conduces to
forwards
spells
has the effect of
adds up to
are responsible for
oils the wheels of
has a part in
puts one in mind of
reminds
reminds you of
speeds up
gives a new lease of life to
gets one started
acts as a spur to
acts as a fillip to
acts as a impetus to
steams up
puts new life in
acts as a incentive to
acts as a stimulus to
administrates
finalizes
US
manages
mothers
fathers
fulfills
US
succeeds in
arranges for
resuscitates
stokes
finishes
attracts
reanimates
reactivates
detonates
concludes
brings to mind
fascinates
commences
brings into the world
sires
rears
has
drops
tantalizes
US
reinvigorates
revivifies
strikes up
sexes up
lets off
spices up
pushes the button
springs
dispatches
vivificates
innerves
grows
innervates
seduces
interests
pleases
finalises
UK
turns the trick
turns out
puts across
entertains
amuses
mends
hooks
grabs
ravishes
kicks off
tickles
gets something working
gets in operation
gets off the ground
lays the first stone of
gets the ball rolling
gets under way
gets something functioning
sets the ball rolling
lays the foundations of
sends
teases
puts fuel on
makes up
adds fuel to
tantalises
UK
tickles pink
leads on
more ❯
“The exchange of dark-squared Bishops would have left Black with a very passive position, so he decides to
sharpen
things up a bit.”
Verb
▲
To become or make more intense
intensifies
boosts
increases
heightens
strengthens
raises
concentrates
escalates
extends
deepens
magnifies
reinforces
amplifies
augments
enhances
steps up
widens
compounds
festers
adds to
aggravates
exacerbates
redoubles
accentuates
broadens
builds up
consolidates
emphasises
UK
emphasizes
US
expands
gains strength
inflames
picks up
quickens
worsens
accents
aggrandizes
amps up
beefs up
brightens
darkens
exaggerates
exalts
intensates
lightens
makes worse
points
rises
rouses
spikes
stresses
whets
adds fuel
heaps on
heats up
piles on
sets off
tones up
pours it on
enlarges
annexes
US
multiplies
proliferates
improves
swells
develops
builds
advances
inflates
grows
spreads
mounts
accelerates
furthers
doubles
progresses
waxes
triples
dilates
thickens
prolongs
pads
supplements
swarms
teems
snowballs
makes greater
pullulates
marks up
tacks on
slaps on
burgeons
mushrooms
balloons
bourgeons
appreciates
accumulates
climbs
booms
gains
soars
sends up
irritates
upsurges
rolls up
runs up
grows quickly
increments
adds
elevates
maximizes
US
optimizes
US
enriches
betters
makes larger
tops up
cranks up
hikes up
jacks up
bumps up
supersizes
pumps
amasses
makes bigger
ameliorates
makes better
pumps up
upraises
reenforces
lifts
parlays
shoots up
ups
upscales
fleshes out
ratchets up
blows up
jacks
hypes
follows up
goes up
collects
optimises
UK
maximises
UK
hikes
upgrades
pyramids
stokes
uplifts
bolsters
shores up
bucks up
pushes up
boosts up
hastens
ferments
smoulders
UK
brews
stretches
smolders
US
elaborates
distends
encourages
sweetens
promotes
fosters
cultivates
expatiates
stimulates
nurtures
harshens
jumps up
becomes worse
hots up
turns up
soups up
becomes stronger
advertizes
advertises
revitalizes
US
increases in value
becomes strong
buttresses
underlines
jumps
revitalises
UK
rallies
fortifies
puffs up
enforces
puts up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To practice a skill to improve one's command of it
polishes
practices
US
practises
UK
rehearses
exercises
drills
hones
trains
works on
goes over
tunes up
works at
works out
goes through
improves performance
runs through
walks through
dress rehearses
studies
works
runs over
warms up
repeats
tries
iterates
attempts
habituates
recites
prepares
builds up
becomes seasoned
tries out
does again
takes from the top
runs down
runs lines
has a trial performance
reads through
has a practice session
learns one's part
recaps
recapitulates
more ❯
Verb
▲
To teach, train or educate in a given field
teaches
instructs
schools
trains
educates
tutors
coaches
enlightens
indoctrinates
disciplines
drills
edifies
advises
directs
grounds
informs
prepares
illuminates
instills
US
lectures
upskills
verses
develops
imbues
imparts
inculcates
initiates
instils
UK
lessons
nurtures
brainwashes
briefs
catechizes
clarifies
communicates
exercises
forms
implants
rears
dins something into
gives lessons to
breaks in
equips with
gives lessons
opens eyes
polishes up
pounds into
gives the facts
teaches school
gives a grounding in
puts someone through their paces
improves mind
conditions
practises
UK
practices
US
licks into shape
whips into shape
grooms
seasons
inures
accustoms
equips
gets into shape
works over
works out
adapts
habituates
primes
guides
improves
pilots
fits
leads
readies
mentors
cultivates
rehearses
qualifies
hones
hardens
molds
US
updates
shapes
moulds
UK
tames
loosens up
gets ready
warms up
shapes up
gets used to
toughens up
breaks
drums into
cares for
tunes up
walks through
makes fit
shows the ropes
makes ready
demonstrates to
makes something clear to
puts through the mill
puts through the grind
acquaints
tells
counsels
familiarizes
US
apprises
clears
hips
clues
steers
discloses
familiarises
UK
clues in
fills in
lets in on
catches up
lays it out for
keeps posted
more ❯
Verb
▲
To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces
squares
shapes
forms
straightens
squares off
files down
adapts
alters
changes
modifies
fixes
regulates
converts
tailors
arranges
customizes
US
tunes
sets
conforms
reworks
reconciles
orders
balances
rejigs
revamps
rearranges
rectifies
accommodates
calibrates
improves
transforms
reshapes
tweaks
repairs
enhances
settles
revises
reforms
readjusts
amends
edits
fashions
fits
corrects
doctors
normalizes
US
varies
remodels
conditions
redresses
aligns
recasts
attunes
coordinates
organizes
US
puts
overhauls
jiggers
customises
UK
suits
troubleshoots
normalises
UK
harmonises
UK
sorts
tightens
adjusts
focusses
organises
UK
harmonizes
US
focuses
mends
grades
quadrates
twiddles
fiddles with
sets right
sees to
sets to rights
puts right
puts in working order
brings into line
makes conform
patches up
tunes up
fine-tunes
tailor-makes
makes good
fixes up
more ❯
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