Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
make rough or rougher;
- Example: "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Roughen \Rough"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roughened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Roughening.] [From Rough.]
To make rough.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Roughen \Rough"en\, v. i.
To grow or become rough.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
roughen
v 1: make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will
stick to each other" [ant: smooth, smoothen]