coarsen

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒ:sәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make or become rougher, cruder, or less refined.

(使)变粗糙;(使)变粗俗

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
coarsenother
=coarsen

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Years of manual labor began to coarsen his hands.

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