COARSEN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make less subtle or refined
   Usage Example(s)
   • coarsen one’’s ideals
   Hypernyms(s) coarsen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make or become coarse or coarser
   Usage Example(s)
   • coarsen the surface
   • Their minds coarsened
   Hypernyms(s) coarsen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)