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coarsen

Verb

1 make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"
2 make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"

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English

Verb

  1. To make more coarse.
    Because the wool is poor quality it will coarsen the fabric.

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

adulterate, alloy, boss, brutify, canker, carnalize, cheapen, confound, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degenerate, degrade, denature, deprave, desecrate, despoil, devalue, distort, gnarl, grain, granulate, horripilate, infect, knob, misuse, pervert, pimple, poison, pollute, popularize, prostitute, ravage, ravish, rough, rough up, roughen, smooth, stud, taint, tooth, twist, ulcerate, violate, vitiate, vulgarize, warp
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