C1
roughen
ˈrʌfn
verb
chropowacieć
Also
szorstkowaćczynić szorstkim
Definition
To make something rough or to become rough in texture or surface.
Examples
The strong wind can roughen the surface of the lake.
Silny wiatr może sprawić, że powierzchnia jeziora stanie się chropowata.
His hands had begun to roughen from manual labor.
Jego dłonie zaczęły chropowacieć od pracy fizycznej.
Collocations
roughen the surfaceroughen upskin roughens
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