coarsenv.
/ˈkɔːs(ə)n/ 1. transitive. To make coarse; see the adjective.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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