Meaning of COARSEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'kowrsun
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- [v] make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"
- [v] make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"
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| | Definition: | | \Coars"en\ (k[=o]rs"'n), v. t.
To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one's character.
[R.] --Graham.
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| | Related Terms: | | adulterate, alloy, boss, brutify, canker, carnalize, cheapen, confound, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degenerate, degrade, denature, deprave, desecrate, despoil, devalue, distort, gnarl, grain, granulate, horripilate, infect, knob, misuse, pervert, pimple, poison, pollute, popularize, prostitute, ravage, ravish, rough, rough up, roughen, smooth, stud, taint, tooth, twist, ulcerate, violate, vitiate, vulgarize, warp |
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