What does "coarsens" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of coarsen

What is a synonym for "coarsens"?

Common synonyms include: compress, degrade, deteriorate, downsample, downscale, roughen.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

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third-person singular simple present indicative of coarsen form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
"Because the wool is of poor quality, it coarsens the fabric."

"Because the wool is of poor quality, it coarsens the fabric."