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agudizar

to sharpen

verb ah-goo-dee-SAHR Rare
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Also means

to intensify

Usage Note

Agudizar means to make something sharper, more acute, or more severe — used both literally (sharpening a point) and figuratively (a crisis deepening, a difference becoming more pronounced). The reflexive agudizarse means to worsen or intensify: el conflicto se agudiza (the conflict is intensifying). Related adjective: agudo (sharp, acute).

Examples

"La crisis económica se agudizó en los últimos meses."

Natural Translation

The economic crisis intensified in the last few months.

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