hone[verb]Synonyms: sharpen, edge, file, grind, point, polish, whet
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
hone /həʊn $ hoʊn/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: hone 'stone for making things sharp' (14-19 centuries), from Old English hon 'stone']
1. to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it:
He set about honing his skills as a draughtsman. finely honed (=extremely well-developed) intuition2. formal to make knives, swords etc sharp
Synonym : sharpen [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲