'Coarsen' definitions:
Definition of 'coarsen'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"
verb
Make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"
Definition of 'Coarsen'
From: GCIDE
- Coarsen \Coars"en\ (k[=o]rs"'n), v. t. To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one's character. [R.] --Graham. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'coarsen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adulterate,
- alloy,
- boss,
- brutify,
- canker,
- carnalize,
- cheapen,
- confound,
- contaminate,
- corrupt,
- debase,
- debauch,
- defile,
- deflower,
- degenerate,
- degrade,
- denature,
- deprave,
- desecrate,
- despoil,
- devalue,
- distort,
- gnarl,
- grain,
- granulate,
- horripilate,
- infect,
- knob,
- misuse,
- pervert,
- pimple,
- poison,
- pollute,
- popularize,
- prostitute,
- ravage,
- ravish,
- rough,
- rough up,
- roughen,
- smooth,
- stud,
- taint,
- tooth,
- twist,
- ulcerate,
- violate,
- vitiate,
- vulgarize,
- warp