- coarsen
- verb (coarsened; coarsening) Date: 1805 transitive verb to make coarse intransitive verb to become coarse
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
coarsen
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Coarsen — Coars en (k[=o]rs n), v. t. To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one s character. [R.] Graham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coarsen — index debase Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
coarsen — 1805, from COARSE (Cf. coarse) + EN (Cf. en) (2) … Etymology dictionary
coarsen — ► VERB ▪ make or become coarse … English terms dictionary
coarsen — [kôr′sən] vt., vi. to make or become coarse … English World dictionary
coarsen — UK [ˈkɔː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈkɔrs(ə)n] verb Word forms coarsen : present tense I/you/we/they coarsen he/she/it coarsens present participle coarsening past tense coarsened past participle coarsened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become rough and hard … English dictionary
coarsen — verb To make more coarse. Because the wool is poor quality it will coarsen the fabric … Wiktionary
coarsen — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)s(ə)n[/t]] coarsens, coarsening, coarsened 1) V ERG If something coarsens or is coarsened, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture. Skin thickens, dries and coarsens after sun exposure. [V ed] ...his gnarled, coarsened features. [Also … English dictionary
coarsen — /kawr seuhn, kohr /, v.t., v.i. to make or become coarse. [1795 1805; COARSE + EN1] * * * … Universalium
coarsen — Synonyms 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
