rough‧en /ˈrʌf
ən/
verb [intransitive and transitive] [
Word Family: noun:
rough, the rough,
roughage,
roughness;
verb:
rough,
roughen;
adverb:
rough,
roughly;
adjective:
rough]
to become rough, or to make something rough:
hands roughened by work [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲