| Meaning | make rough or rougher. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other" | |
| Entails | abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off | wear away |
| Broader | change surface | Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface |
| Opposite | smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing |
| Spanish | ponerse áspero | |
| Catalan | posar aspre | |
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