Unsharpen
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To render unsharp; to spoil the sharpness of (something). transitive
"Thus, every product is branded with a legal marking, or a trademark respectively. In addition, as every product has a name, every product allows us to associate knowledge and meaning to this name. As the differentiation of products and brands unsharpens this distinction, we suggest the distinction of brands and the brand systems: […]"
- 2 To undo a sharpening operation on (an image). transitive
"When it sharpens the image, you can't unsharpen it again without losing data."
Example
More examples"Thus, every product is branded with a legal marking, or a trademark respectively. In addition, as every product has a name, every product allows us to associate knowledge and meaning to this name. As the differentiation of products and brands unsharpens this distinction, we suggest the distinction of brands and the brand systems: […]"
Etymology
From un- + sharpen.
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