Definition for Whet:

• Sharpen by rubbing on or with stone &c.; stimulate( appetite, stomach, desire); whetstone, shaped stone for tool-sharpening, thing that sharpens the wits. ( N.) sharpening; small quantity taken to create or creating appetite for more; dram. [ old English]

Synonyms for Whet:

• n.

  •
  • chop,
  • card,
  • flail,
  • crimp,
  • drill,
  • file,
  • chase,
  • chisel,
  • cut.
  •
  • edge,
  • acuminate,
  • sharp.
  •hone (noun)
  • stone,
  • finish.

• v.

  •arouse, excite (verb)
  • enhance,
  • animate,
  • waken,
  • incite,
  • quicken,
  • wake,
  • awaken,
  • challenge,
  • increase.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hone.
  •edge
  • strop.
  •excite
  • feed the fire,
  • stir up.
  •intensify
  • exacerbate.
  •sharpen
  • make acute.

Antonyms for Whet:

• v.

  • arouse, excite
    calm, weaken, decrease, deaden, lose, discourage.
  • make sharp
    dishearten, dull, dampen, blunt.
  • Other antonyms:
    buff, smooth, gloss, burnish, round, polish.

Homophones for Whet:

• wet.

Hyponym for Whet:

• v.

  • contact
    sharpen.
  • perception
    stimulate, excite, stir.