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English verb: coarsen | |||
| 1. | coarsen (contact) make or become coarse or coarser | ||
| Samples | Coarsen the surface. Their minds coarsened. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 2. | coarsen (change) make less subtle or refined | ||
| Samples | Coarsen one's ideals. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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