(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If your senses, understanding, or skills ~ or are ~ed, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something.
Her gaze ~ed, as if she had seen something unusual...
You can ~ your skills with rehearsal.
VERB: V, V n
2.
If you ~ an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed.
He started to ~ his knife.
...~ed pencils.
VERB: V n, V-ed
3.
If disagreements or differences between people ~, or if they are ~ed, they become bigger or more important.
With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor ~ed...
The case of Harris has ~ed the debate over capital punishment.
VERB: V, V n