roughen

English

Etymology

rough +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌfən/

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• Rhymes: -ʌfən

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To make rough.
2. (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)