hone
/hoʊn/ verb C2- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine (a skill especially) by learning.
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
He/she/it hones · Past honed · Past participle honed · -ing form honing
Verb forms
- Base form
- hone
- He/she/it
- hones
- Past
- honed
- Past participle
- honed
- -ing form
- honing
From the library
His ability to discern the hidden truths beneath a deceptive surface was honed not in a library, but at the helm of a massive wooden vessel.
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