Hyphenation of sharpen

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sharpen? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

sharp-en

Definitions of sharpen:

1.	Make sharp or sharper Sharpen the knives
2.	Make crisp or more crisp and precise We had to sharpen our arguments
3.	Become sharp or sharper The debate sharpened
4.	Put (an image) into focus Please focus the image We cannot enjoy the movie
5.	Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
6.	Raise the pitch of (musical notes)
7.	Give a point to The candles are tapered
8.	Make (one's senses) more acute This drug will sharpen your vision

Synonyms of sharpen:

verb	change, alter, modify
verb	intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
verb	intensify, deepen
verb	focus, focalize, focalise, adjust, set, correct
verb	change intensity
verb	change, alter, modify
verb	taper, point, change shape, change form, deform
verb	heighten, intensify, compound, heighten, deepen

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.