whet

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verb

1. make keen or more acute (Freq. 1)
- whet my appetite
• Syn:
quicken
• Hypernyms:
stimulate, excite, stir
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
• Hypernyms:
sharpen
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something