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Verb: coarsen  kor-sun
  1. Make or become coarse or coarser
    "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"
     
  2. Make less subtle or refined
    "coarsen one's ideals"

Derived forms: coarsened, coarsening, coarsens

Type of: alter, change, modify

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coaming
coapt
coaptation
coarctate
coarctation
coarse
coarse-furred
coarse-grained
coarse-haired
coarsely
coarsen
coarsened
coarseness
coarse-textured
coast
coast banksia
coast boykinia
coast lily
coast live oak
Coast Mountains
coast polypody