coarsen

Meanings

Verb

make or become coarse or coarser
- "coarsen the surface"
- "Their minds coarsened"
make less subtle or refined
- "coarsen one's ideals"
To make (more) coarse.
To become (more) coarse.

Origin / Etymology

From coarse + -en.

Scrabble Score: 9

coarsen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coarsen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coarsen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

coarsen is a valid Words With Friends word