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roughen

/ˈɹʌfən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
rough-en
IPA
/ˈɹʌfən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make rough.

Transitive verb

verb

To become rough.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rough + -en.

Usage

Inflected Forms

roughens (present, singular) roughening (participle, present) roughened (participle, past) roughened (past)

Derived Forms

microroughened nonroughened roughener unroughened

Phrases

roughen up

Rhymes With

toughen

Questions

How do you pronounce roughen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌfən/.
What does roughen mean?
To make rough.
Where does roughen come from?
From rough + -en.

How to pronounce roughen

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