coarsen
verb/ˈkɔː(ɹ)sən/
Etymology
From coarse + -en.
Definitions
To make (more) coarse.
- […] as the years went by, democracy and its wide audiences tended to broaden and coarsen humor.
- Because the wool is of poor quality, it will coarsen the fabric.
To become (more) coarse.
- He was intolerable now except under the influence of liquor, and as he seemed to decay and coarsen under her eyes, Gloria's soul and body shrank away from him […]
- […] though her skin had coarsened in the last ten years, the dark red of her cheeks and lips was as vivid as ever.
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Derived
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