coarsen
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verb \ˈkȯr-sən\coars·enedcoars·en·ing
Definition of COARSEN
transitive verb
: to make coarse
intransitive verb
: to become coarse
See Examples of COARSEN
- Her hands were coarsened by years of hard work.
- He was coarsened by his time in prison.
- offensive words that coarsen the English language
- The book describes how popular culture has coarsened in recent decades.
First Known Use of COARSEN
1805
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