Synonyms: sharpen, focalise, focalize, focus
Definition: put (an image) into focus
Usage: Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie
Similar words: adjust, correct, set
Definition: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Usage: Adjust the clock, please; correct the alignment of the front wheels
Synonyms: sharpen
Definition: become sharp or sharper
Usage: The debate sharpened
Similar words: deepen, intensify
Definition: become more intense
Usage: The debate intensified; His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
Synonyms: sharpen
Definition: make crisp or more crisp and precise
Usage: We had to sharpen our arguments
Similar words: intensify, heighten, deepen, compound
Definition: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Usage: The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions
Definition: make (one's senses) more acute
Usage: This drug will sharpen your vision
Similar words: intensify, heighten, deepen, compound
Definition: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Usage: The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions
Synonyms: taper, sharpen, point
Definition: give a point to
Usage: The candles are tapered
Similar words: deform, change form, change shape
Definition: assume a different shape or form
Synonyms: sharpen
Definition: raise the pitch of (musical notes)
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: sharpen
Definition: make sharp or sharper
Usage: sharpen the knives
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: sharpen
Definition: make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
Similar words: change intensity
Definition: increase or decrease in intensity