coarsen
verb /ˈkɔːsn/
/ˈkɔːrsn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they coarsen | /ˈkɔːsn/ /ˈkɔːrsn/ |
| he / she / it coarsens | /ˈkɔːsnz/ /ˈkɔːrsnz/ |
| past simple coarsened | /ˈkɔːsnd/ /ˈkɔːrsnd/ |
| past participle coarsened | /ˈkɔːsnd/ /ˈkɔːrsnd/ |
| -ing form coarsening | /ˈkɔːsnɪŋ/ /ˈkɔːrsnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to become or make something become thicker and/or rougher
- Her hair gradually coarsened as she grew older.
- coarsen something His features had been coarsened by the weather.
- [transitive, intransitive] coarsen (somebody) to become or make somebody become less polite and often offensive in the way they behave
- The six long years in prison had coarsened him.