What is the meaning of sharpened?

verb

• Make sharp or sharper.
  • usage: "sharpen the knives"
  • synonyms: sharpen
• Make crisp or more crisp and precise.
  • usage: "We had to sharpen our arguments"
  • synonyms: sharpen
• Become sharp or sharper.
  • usage: "The debate sharpened"
  • synonyms: sharpen
• Put (an image) into focus.
  • usage: "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
  • synonyms: focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
• Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper.
  • synonyms: sharpen
• Raise the pitch of (musical notes.
  • synonyms: sharpen
• Give a point to.
  • usage: "The candles are tapered"
  • synonyms: sharpen, taper, point
• Make (one's senses) more acute.
  • usage: "This drug will sharpen your vision"
  • synonyms: sharpen, heighten

adjective

• Having the point made sharp.
  • usage: "a sharpened pencil"
• Made sharp or sharper.
  • usage: "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"