afiar

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afiar

/ɐ.ˈfjaɾ/ Portugal

verb afiando · afiado · afio · afias · afia · afiamos

dar fio a
aguçar

Opposite: cegar, embotar

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verb

Opposite: cegar, embotar

In English

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

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@misc{afiar_2026,
  title = {afiar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/afiar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}