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Coarsen

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vulgarizationnounThe process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people.
popularizationnounThe act of making something popular to the general public.
popularisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of popularization [The act of making something popular to the general public.]
vulgarisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulgarization. [The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people.]
roughenverb(transitive) To make rough.
crudennoun(transitive) To make crude
asperatenounTo make rough or harsh.
roughen upverb(idiomatic, transitive) to make something rough or rougher
harshenverb(transitive) To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.
abradeverb(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
roughNot smooth; uneven.
brutaliseverb(transitive) To inflict brutal violence on.
rudennounA surname.
decrassifyverb(transitive, archaic) To make less crass or coarse.
unsmoothNot smooth; rough.
cheapenverb(transitive) To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
corradeverb(geology) To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream.
worsenverb(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
corrodeverb(transitive) To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
fineSenses referring to subjective quality.

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