COARSEN


Meaning of COARSEN in English

/ ˈkɔːsn; NAmE ˈkɔːrsn/ verb

1.

to become or make sth become thicker and/or rougher :

[ v ]

Her hair gradually coarsened as she grew older.

[ vn ]

His features had been coarsened by the weather.

2.

to become or make sb become less polite and often offensive in the way they behave :

[ vn ]

The six long years in prison had coarsened him.

[also v ]

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.