v. 1 sharpen, hone, grind, file, put an edge on, strop He whetted the knife on an oiled stone till it was razor-sharp 2 pique, sharpen, awaken, arouse, stimulate, kindle, fire, increase, excite, enhance The cruise on Bill's yacht whetted my appetite to own a small sailing-boat
WHET
Meaning of WHET in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012