coarsen

tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To make or become coarse.

v

Definition: desensitize
Antonyms: refine, sensitize

v

Definition: roughen
Antonyms: soften

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make or become coarse or coarser

Meaning #2: make less subtle or refined

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forgrove, forrå
v. intr. - forgroves

Nederlands (Dutch)
verruwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - rendre rêche, rendre grossier
v. intr. - devenir vulgaire, se dégrader, devenir rêche, devenir lourd

Deutsch (German)
v. - verrohen, vergröbern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτραχύνω/-ομαι, ευτελίζω, προστυχεύω

Italiano (Italian)
abbrutire, imbarbarirsi, irruvidire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - engrossar

Русский (Russian)
огрубеть, сделать грубым

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - embrutecer, volverse grosero
v. intr. - embrutecer, volverse grosero

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förgrova

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使变粗, 使变粗俗, 变粗, 变粗鲁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使變粗, 使變粗俗
v. intr. - 變粗, 變粗魯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 거칠게 하다, 조잡하게 하다
v. intr. - 거칠게 되다, 조잡하게 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 粗雑にする, すさませる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خشن, غلظ, اخشوشن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חספס‬
v. intr. - ‮התחספס‬

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