HONE


Meaning of HONE in English

[verb] [T] - to sharpen (an object), or (figurative) to make (something) perfect or completely suitable for its purposeThe bone had been honed to a point.(figurative) Her debating skills were honed in the students' union and the council chamber.(figurative) Life in the desert has been honed (down) to its bare essentials.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.