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Definition of "coarsen" []

  • To make or become coarse. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "coarsen" in a sentence
  • "One cannot coarsen what has ALREADY been coarsened by the left. .nt"
  • " The bird's silky down began to coarsen and fray, and its beak began to harden and grow."
  • "But it is shaping up to be more of a test stateside, where attitudes against China continue to coarsen as unemployment stays stubbornly high and politicians complain about China taking U.S. jobs, if not U.S. pride."