SHARPEN Copy link • SHARPENpraeacuere (to make pointed at the end or in front): acuere: exacuere (to make sharp or pointed in general): acuminare: cuspidare (to put on a point at one end or in front, to fix a pointed head): cuneare (in the shape of a wedge). To sharpen on a whetstone, cote acuere aliquid.