to whet
→
to improve
6 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | wetzen | |
| Meaning 1 | to sharpen | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to sharpen (fig.) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | schärfen | |
| Meaning 1 | to sharpen (a knife, a razor, a pensil etc), | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to develop, to refine (ear etc) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | schleifen | |
| Meaning 1 | to sharpen | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to polish (fig.) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | zhĭ | |
| Meaning 1 | to sharpen | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to perfect (virtues etc) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Initially zhĭ 'grindstone' БКРС 11471 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | dĭ | |
| Meaning 1 | to sharpen, to polish | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to perfect, to improve | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | БКРС 11450 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | točit' | |
| Lexeme 2 | ottačivat' | |
| Meaning 1 | to sharpen | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to hone | оттачивать мастерство to hone one's skills |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
ср. франц. affûter 'точить, заострять' и спорт. 'тщательно готовить к испытаниям (лошадь)'