Sharpen

v. t.	1.	To make sharp. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharpening.] The air . . . sharpened his visual ray To objects distant far. - Milton. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. - Burke.
	2.	To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires. Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. - Shak.
	3.	To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease. Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase and sharpen it. - Bacon.
	4.	(Mus.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.
v. i.	1.	To grow or become sharp.

Verb	1.	sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" Antonyms: blunt, dull - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
	2.	sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"
	3.	sharpen - become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
	4.	sharpen - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Synonyms: focalise, focalize, focus
	5.	sharpen - make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper Antonyms: soften - make (images or sounds) soft or softer
	6.	sharpen - raise the pitch of (musical notes) Antonyms: flatten, drop - lower the pitch of (musical notes)
	7.	sharpen - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" Synonyms: taper, point
	8.	sharpen - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" Synonyms: heighten

To sharpen an object in your dream, suggests that you need to flexible in your thinking. Sometimes you need to adapt or yield to the requests of others. Consider the overall picture instead of just thinking about yourself.accelerate, aculeate, acuminate, agent provocateur, aggravate, amplify, animate, annoy, augment, barb, beef up, blow up, build up, complicate, concentrate, condense, consolidate, cultivate, cuspidate, deepen, deteriorate, double, dress, edge, embitter, enhance, enlarge, enliven, exacerbate, exaggerate, exasperate, excite, exhilarate, file, fillip, galvanize, grind, heat up, heighten, hop up, hot up, increase, infuse life into, instrument, intensify, invigorate, irritate, jazz up, key up, machine, magnify, make acute, make complex, make sensitive, make worse, mechanize, mill, motorize, oilstone, pick up, pique, point, provoke, quicken, ramify, redouble, refine, reinforce, renew, reset, resuscitate, retool, revive, sensibilize, sensitize, set, sharp, soup up, sour, spiculate, spur, step up, stimulate, stir, strap, strengthen, stroke, strop, taper, tool, triple, worsen

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