单词 | coarsen |
释义 | coarsenv. 1. transitive. To make coarse; see the adjective. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [verb (transitive)] > make coarse coarsen1805 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > deprive of refinement [verb (transitive)] > render coarse gross1635 coarsen1805 grossen1899 1805 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 81 Coarsening her attachment. 1812 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 329 Low cunning, habitual cupidity..coarsen the human face. 1879 M. Arnold Equality in Mixed Ess. 70 The ideal of well-being is not to be..lowered and coarsened. 2. intransitive. To become coarse. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [verb (intransitive)] > become coarse coarsen1880 1880 M. Crommelin Black Abbey III. xii. 197 The clay case coarsens and becomes the most apparent part of us. Derivatives ˈcoarsened adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > coarse > rendered coarse coarsened1861 1861 Q. Rev. No. 220. 541 He [A. de Tocqueville] compared the original of our institutions with their magnified and coarsened copy across the Atlantic. ˈcoarsening n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [noun] > coarseness > rendering coarse coarsening1837 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > coarse > rendering coarse engrossinga1626 coarsening1837 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. (1839) II. 331 The coarsening and hardening of mind. 1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 65 Hardening, coarsening toil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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