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roughen

[ruhf-uhn]

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to make or become rough or rougher.

Origin:
1580–90; rough + -en¹

Related forms

rough·en·er, noun

un·rough·ened, adjective

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roughen (ˈrʌf^ən)

—vb
	to make or become rough

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