| Roughen 1. (v. t.) To make rough. 2. (v. i.) To grow or become rough. Thesaurus Entries agitate, beat, beat up, boss, churn, churn up, coarsen, convulse, disarrange, discompose, disquiet, disturb, excite, ferment, flurry, fret, gnarl, grain, granulate, horripilate, knob, paddle, perturb, perturbate, pimple, rile, ripple, roil, rough, rough up, ruffle, rumple, shake, shake up, smooth, stir, stir up, stud, swirl, tooth, trouble, upset, whip, whip up, whisk, work up |