resharpen

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verb

sharpen again

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbresharpen (third-person singular simple present resharpens, present participle resharpening, simple past and past participle resharpened)

present singular third person resharpens · participle present resharpening · participle past resharpened · past resharpened

  1. sharpen again

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishsharpen
  7. Englishresharpen

From re- + sharpen.

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APA

resharpen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resharpen

MLA

“resharpen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resharpen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resharpen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resharpen.

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