to resharpen

Examples

• All

• Although she has access to iron, Sokate tells us that she prefers using stone because it is sharper, more controllable, and easier to resharpen than iron or even glass.

  Academic text (2002)

• "I'll have to resharpen this.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Sokate uses the scraper until it becomes too dull for scraping and too small to resharpen further.

  Academic text (2002)

• He looked steadily at Singing Wolf, waggling the resharpened dart point as he talked.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The carpenter needed to resharpen his chisels before starting the new project.

• After using the knife for a while, it became dull, so I decided to resharpen the blade.

Synonyms

S

to sharpen

vsto resharpen

35 2.1

To make the edge or tip of something thin and able to cut, like a knife

focuses on restoring sharpness after it has dulled rather than initial sharpening

U

to unblunt

vsto resharpen

9.1

To make a tool or blade sharp again

is used specifically to restore sharpness after it has become dull

R

to regrind

vsto resharpen

6.0

To grind something again to make it sharp or change its shape

means restoring sharpness but does not require grinding as the method

Antonyms

D

to dull

33 3.4

Cause something to become less sharp, strong or bright

B

to blunt

21 4.2

To make a feeling or pain less strong

How Sharp

to hone

8 5.5

to resharpen

3.0

to sharpen

35 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology