sharpen
verb (used with or without object)
resharpen
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a word derived from
sharpen.
Example Sentences
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You can also use the final honing stage to “strop” serrated knives—helping to keep the teeth polished and aligned—but the Trizor XV cannot resharpen them.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2018
She knew all about the memory games that some experts promote to resharpen balky minds, yet the research she had read frowned on their effectiveness.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2016
Running out of new weapons, Hitler has tried to resharpen this old and blunted one.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the narrower the face on the end of the scraper, the easier it is to resharpen it on the oilstone, because there is less area to oilstone.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
It is found that 120 to 130 such holes can be drilled before it is advisable to resharpen the twist drill.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
