roughen

roughen
Synonyms and related words:
agitate, beat, beat up, boss, churn, churn up, coarsen, convulse, disarrange, discompose, disquiet, disturb, excite, ferment, flurry, fret, gnarl, grain, granulate, horripilate, knob, paddle, perturb, perturbate, pimple, rile, ripple, roil, rough, rough up, ruffle, rumple, shake, shake up, smooth, stir, stir up, stud, swirl, tooth, trouble, upset, whip, whip up, whisk, work up

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  • Roughen — Rough en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roughened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roughening}.] [From {Rough}.] To make rough. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Roughen — Rough en, v. i. To grow or become rough. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • roughen — ► VERB ▪ make or become rough …   English terms dictionary

  • roughen — [ruf′ən] vt., vi. to make or become rough …   English World dictionary

  • roughen — UK [ˈrʌf(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms roughen : present tense I/you/we/they roughen he/she/it roughens present participle roughening past tense roughened past participle roughened to become rough, or to make something rough …   English dictionary

  • roughen — rough, roughen Rough is used as a verb chiefly in the expressions to rough it (= do without basic comforts), to rough out (= to make a sketch of), to rough up (= to attack). Otherwise the verb from rough, meaning ‘to make or become rough’ is… …   Modern English usage

  • roughen — verb (roughened; roughening) Date: 1582 transitive verb to make rough or rougher < her hands were roughened by work Ellen Glasgow > intransitive verb to become rough …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • roughen — roughener, n. /ruf euhn/, v.t., v.i. to make or become rough or rougher. [1580 90; ROUGH + EN1] * * * …   Universalium

  • roughen — verb a) To make rough. b) To become rough …   Wiktionary

  • roughen up — verb to make something rough or rougher …   Wiktionary

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