Polyglot Dictionary

aguçar

/aɡuˈsaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
aguço
preterite (eu)
agucei
past participle
aguçado

Meaning

  1. to sharpen

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

afiar

aguçar is more figurative, to sharpen one's senses or wit, like "aguçar o apetite," to whet the appetite; afiar is more literal, sharpening a blade.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

afilar

afilar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sharpen."

Spanish

agudizar

agudizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sharpen."

Practice

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