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hone

verb

/hoʊn/

Meaning

To sharpen a blade or to improve a skill through practice.

She honed her presentation skills before the big meeting.

hone in on

sharpen, refine, polish, perfect, improve

dull, worsen

hone skills, hone abilities, hone strategy, hone talent

to provide amusement, enjoyment, or hospitality to others

to learn something by heart; to commit to memory

to stay in a place longer than necessary; to persist

to create music or writing; to make up; to calm oneself

To live together, often as partners without being married.

to form crystals; to make an idea or plan clear and definite