roughen

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌfən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ʌfən

Verb

roughen (third-person singular simple present roughens, present participle roughening, simple past and past participle roughened)

(transitive) To make rough.
(intransitive) To become rough.

Derived terms

roughen up

Translations

to make rough

Bulgarian: награпавявам (nagrapavjavam)
Finnish: karhentaa
German: aufrauen (de), anrauen, rau machen, rauen (de)

to become rough

Bulgarian: загрубявам (bg) (zagrubjavam)
Finnish: karhentua
German: rau werden

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} ruwen (nl)
Ido: ^{(please verify)} desglatigar (io)

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