| VERB | perception | whet, quicken | make keen or more acute |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | whet | sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone |
| Sounds | hhweh't; weh't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | make keen or more acute. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "whet my appetite" | |
| Synonym | quicken | |
| Broader | stimulate, excite, stir | Stir feelings in |
| Spanish | acelerar, afilar, aguzar, despertar | |
| Catalan | afilar, aguditzar, agusar, despertar | |
| Meaning | sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | sharpen | make sharp / sharp / sharp / sharp or sharper / sharper / sharper / sharper |
| Spanish | afilar | |
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