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roughened

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Main Entry:
rough·en Listen to the pronunciation of roughen
Pronunciation:
\ˈrə-fən\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
rough·ened; rough·en·ing Listen to the pronunciation of roughening \ˈrə-fə-niŋ, ˈrəf-niŋ\
Date:
1582
transitive verb : to make rough or rougher <her hands were roughened by work — Ellen Glasgow> intransitive verb : to become rough
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