ROUGHEN
roughen
(verb) make rough or rougher; “roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Rough"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roughened; p. pr. & vb. n. Roughening.] Etym: [From Rough.]
Definition: To make rough.
Rough"en, v. i.
Definition: To grow or become rough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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