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roughen

/ˈrʌfən/ /ˈrʌfən/
  1. 1 pürüzlendirmek, kabalaştırmak
  2. 2 pürüzlenmek, sertleşmek, kabalaşmak

Definition (English)

  1. To make a surface rough.
  2. To become rough or less smooth.

Example Sentences

  1. The constant friction began to roughen the wooden surface.
    Sürekli sürtünme ahşap yüzeyi pürüzlendirmeye başladı.
  2. Roughen the surface with sandpaper before you paint it.
    Boyamadan önce yüzeyi zımparayla pürüzlendirin.
  3. His voice began to roughen with age.
    Sesi yaşla birlikte kabalaşmaya başladı.
  4. Her hands roughened after years of work in the garden.
    Yıllarca bahçede çalışmaktan elleri sertleşti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base roughen
/ˈrʌfən/
Past roughened
/ˈrʌfənd/
Participle roughened
/ˈrʌfənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edroughen → roughened

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. roughened /ˈrʌfənd/

Synonyms

coarsenabrade

Antonyms

Collocations

roughen the surfaceroughen the edgesroughen the skin