Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsharpen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-sharp-en
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render unsharp; to spoil the sharpness of (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To undo a sharpening operation on (an image).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Thus, every product is branded with a legal marking, or a trademark respectively. In addition, as every product has a name, every product allows us to associate knowledge and meaning to this name. As the differentiation of products and brands unsharpens this distinction, we suggest the distinction of brands and the brand systems: […]"
"That said, there is a curious solace in settling into a worldview by a writer who so refuses to unsharpen her vision, whose investment is in the clarity and freshness of the imagery and an honest portrayal of our craven impulses."
"When it sharpens the image, you can't unsharpen it again without losing data."

Etymology

From un- + sharpen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unsharpens (present, singular) unsharpening (participle, present) unsharpened (participle, past) unsharpened (past)

Questions

What does unsharpen mean?: To render unsharp; to spoil the sharpness of (something).
Where does unsharpen come from?: From un- + sharpen.

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