Coarsen - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkɔːrsn|
Brit.
|ˈkɔːs(ə)n|
verb
- make or become coarse or coarser
coarsen the surface
Their minds coarsened
- make less subtle or refinedTheir minds coarsened
coarsen one's ideals
Extra examples
Her hands were coarsened by years of hard work.
He was coarsened by his time in prison.
The book describes how popular culture has coarsened in recent decades.
Her voice has coarsened with the years.
Hard work had coarsened his hands.
He's been coarsened by his experience of war.
Their minds coarsened
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: coarsen
he/she/it: coarsens
present participle: coarsening
past tense: coarsened
past participle: coarsened
I/you/we/they: coarsen
he/she/it: coarsens
present participle: coarsening
past tense: coarsened
past participle: coarsened
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