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roughen

/ˈrʌfən/

roughenverb

roughened

Past Simple

roughened

Past Participle

roughening

Gerund

/ˈrʌfən/

Translations

The carpenter used sandpaper to roughen the surface of the wood.

Плотник использовал наждачную бумагу, чтобы шероховатить поверхность дерева.

The wind began to roughen the calm sea.

Ветер начал грубеть спокойное море.

Definitions

To make (a surface, material, or object) rough or rougher; to abrade or score.

The carpenter used sandpaper to roughen the surface of the wood before painting.

To become rough or rougher; to lose smoothness or evenness.

Over time, the rope's fibers roughened with constant use.

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