affilare

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affilare

  • /affiˈlare/

Where it comes from

(rendere tagliente) deriva da filo

(mettere in fila) deriva da fila

verb avere · affilando · affilante · affilato · affilo · affili

  1. rendere tagliente una lama
  2. figuratively definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu
  3. letterale rendere acuto
  4. mettere in fila

Similar: acuminare, aguzzare, appuntare, appuntire, arrotare, dare il filo, molare, assottigliare, rendere smunto, smagrire · Opposite: smussare, spuntare, ingrassare, ingrossare

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In English

  • strap sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor
  • sharpen to make sharp
  • hone to sharpen with a hone
  • whet (transitive) to sharpen (something) by rubbing on an object; of an animal: to sh
  • taper to make thinner or narrower at one end

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"affilare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/affilare. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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affilare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/affilare

Chicago

"affilare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/affilare.

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@misc{affilare_2026,
  title = {affilare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/affilare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}