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roughened up

roughened up is the simple past and past participle of roughen up.

Meaning of roughen up

Verb

roughen up (third-person singular simple present roughens up, present participle roughening up, simple past and past participle roughened up)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to make something rough or rougher

Questions about roughened up

What is roughened up the simple past and past participle of?
Roughened up is the simple past and past participle of roughen up.

Words near roughened up in the dictionary

  1. roughed up
  2. roughed up the bullpen
  3. roughen
  4. roughen up
  5. roughened
  6. roughened up
  7. roughener
  8. rougheners
  9. roughening
  10. roughening up
  11. roughens

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