roughen

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roughen

  • /ˈɹʌfən/

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verb roughens · roughening · roughened

  1. transitive To make rough. The wind began to roughen the surface of the sea.
  2. intransitive To become rough.

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verb to make rough

Deutschaufrauen, anrauen, rau machen, rauen
Italianoirruvidìre
العربيةيُخَشِّن yuḵaššin

verb to become rough

Deutschrau werden
العربيةيَخْشُن yaḵšun

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@misc{roughen_2026,
  title = {roughen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roughen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}