Associations to the word «Roughen»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ROUGHEN, verb. (transitive) To make rough.
ROUGHEN, verb. (intransitive) To become rough.
ROUGHEN UP, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) to make something rough or rougher
Dictionary definition
ROUGHEN, verb. Make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.