Roughen (Verb)
Meaning
Make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The mechanic's tools were designed to roughen the metal surfaces before welding them together.
- A light sandpaper can be used to roughen the smooth wooden surface for painting.
- The procedure required her to roughen the edges of the broken pottery before reassembling it.
- He used a file to roughen the surface of the plastic to improve adhesion with the glue.
- The instructions advised to roughen the surface with an abrasive brush before applying the primer.