roughen

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, einer Oberfläche eine raue Beschaffenheit zu geben oder rau zu werden.

A verb used to indicate the act of making or becoming rough in texture or surface.

1. Make rough or rougherB2formal

   To cause a surface to become less smooth, more uneven, or coarser in texture.

   Rau machen

   • The constant wind and sand roughened the wooden deck.
   • You can roughen the surface of the clay before painting it.
   • Harsh weather conditions roughened the stone walls over time.

   Synonymeabradechafecoarsengraterasproughsandscrapescratch

   Antonymeflattenlevelpolishrefinesmooth