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Examples of roughen in a Sentence
Roughen the surface with a file before you apply the glue.
Her hands were roughened by years of hard work.
Age caused his skin to roughen.
Recent Examples of roughen from the Web
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Nearly all the cases have been linked to implants with a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering.
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Nearly all the cases have been linked to implants with a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering.
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First Known Use of roughen
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ROUGHEN Defined for English Language Learners
roughen
playDefinition of roughen for English Language Learners
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: to become rough or cause (something) to become rough
ROUGHEN Defined for Kids
roughen
playDefinition of roughen for Students
roughened
;roughening
: to make or become rough
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