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roughen

ˈrʌfn

verb

chropowacieć

xrɔpɔˈvat͡ɕɛt͡ɕ· czasownik
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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.
Synonyms
coarsenabrademake rough
Collocations
roughen the surfaceroughen upskin roughens
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