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Definition of roughen verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

roughen

verb

NAmE//ˈrʌfn//

[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they roughen

he / she / it roughens

past simple roughened

-ing form roughening

to become rough; to make something rough His voice roughened with every word. roughen something Cold weather roughens your skin.

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