Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb coarsen

2 senses of coarsen

Sense 1
coarsen -- (make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
coarsen -- (make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")