roughen (redirected from roughening)

rough·en  (rfn)

tr. & intr.v. rough·ened, rough·en·ing, rough·ens

To make or become rough.

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roughen [ˈrʌf^ən]

vb

to make or become rough

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

roughen - make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other" change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

Translations

roughen [ˈrʌfn]

A. VT [+ skin] → poner áspero, dejar áspero; [+ surface] → raspar (Carpentry) → desbastar

B. VI [skin] → ponerse áspero; [sea] → embravecerse; [voice] → volverse ronco, enronquecer

roughen [ˈrʌfən] vt

[+ surface, skin] → rendre rugueux/euse

[+ voice] → érailler
rough-hewn [ˌrʌfˈhjuːn] adj [wood, stone] → dégrossi(e)
a rough-hewn carving → l'ébauche d'une sculpture
rough justice n (British) → justice f sommaire

roughen

vt ground → uneben machen; skin, cloth → rau machen, rau werden lassen; surface → aufrauen

vi

(skin) → rau werden

(sound) → hart werden; (voice) → rau werden

(treatment) → hart werden; (neighbourhood) → verrohen; (sea, wind, weather) → rau or stürmisch werden

roughen [ˈrʌfn] vt (a surface) → rendere ruvido/a, irruvidire