coarsen

Word parts

coarse + -en

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkɔː(r)sən/

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Verb

Plain form coarsen

Third-person singular coarsens

Past tense coarsened

Past participle coarsened

Present participle coarsening

1. (transitive) If you coarsen something, you make it more coarse.