affilare bedeutet auf Englisch

hone [honed, honing, hones]▼(to sharpen with a hone)
verb
[UK: həʊn] [US: ˈhoʊn]

sharpen [sharpened, sharpening, sharpens]▼(to make sharp)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɑː.pən] [US: ˈʃɑːr.pən]I sharpen the knife. = Affilo il coltello.

strap [strapped, strapping, straps]▼(sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor)
verb
[UK: stræp] [US: ˈstræp]

taper [tapered, tapering, tapers]▼(to make thinner or narrower at one end)
verb
[UK: ˈteɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈteɪ.pər]

whet [whetted, whetting, whets]▼(hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening)
verb
[UK: wet] [US: ˈwet]

whip [whipped, whipping, whips]▼(to hit with a whip)
verb
[UK: wɪp] [US: ˈwɪp]