Roughened — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make rough or rougher

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌfənd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌfənd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌfənd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌfənd/.

Examples

roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other
chapped lips

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roughen cracked chapped

Antonyms

smooth

Parts of Speech

verb	make rough or rougher “roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other”
adjective	used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure “chapped lips”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufgeraut

grob oder rauer machen

🇫🇷French

rendu rugueux

rendre rugueux ou plus rugueux

🇪🇸Spanish

áspero

hacer áspero o más áspero

🇮🇹Italian

irruvidito

rendere ruvido o più ruvido

🇳🇱Dutch

opgeruwd

ruw of ruwer maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

áspero

tornar áspero ou mais áspero

🇷🇺Russian

шероховатый

сделать грубее или грубее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खराब

खुरदुरा या खुरदुरा बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

রুক্ষ

রুক্ষ বা রুক্ষ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கரடுமுரடான

கரடுமுரடான அல்லது கடினமானதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

కరుకుగా

కఠినమైన లేదా కఠినమైన చేయండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખરબચડું

રફ અથવા રફ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟಾದ

ಒರಟು ಅಥವಾ ಒರಟಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുക്കനായ

പരുക്കൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരുക്കൻ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟਾ

ਮੋਟਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਟਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھردرا

کھردرا یا کھردرا بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗糙的

使粗糙或更粗糙

🇯🇵Japanese

荒れた

粗くする、またはさらに粗くする

🇰🇷Korean

거칠어진

거칠게 또는 더 거칠게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô ráp

làm cho thô hoặc thô hơn

🇹🇭Thai

หยาบ

ทำให้หยาบหรือหยาบขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjadi kasar

membuat kasar atau lebih kasar

🇵🇭Filipino

magaspang

gawing magaspang o mas magaspang

🇲🇾Malay

dikasarkan

membuat kasar atau lebih kasar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خشن

جعل الخام أو أكثر خشونة

🇮🇷Persian

خشن شده

خشن یا خشن تر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

pürüzlendirilmiş

kaba veya daha kaba hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'roughened' is 'make rough or rougher'.

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'roughened' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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