roughen's Usage Examples:

roughen up the surface first to get mechanical adhesion.

The rocks project in innumerable bosses and crags, which roughen the sides and crests of the ridges.

Even if you're color weary, your stylist can recommend a few looks that will help roughen up the hair cuticle.

His jaw was roughened, his red eyes glowing.

The inner surface is roughened (Plate I.

Even if it doesn't seem necessary, sanding will roughen up the area, allowing the paint to better adhere to the surface.

Hair having a property of mutual cohesion or " felting," which depends upon a roughened scaly surface and a tendency to curl, as in domestic sheep, is called " wool.

Prior has introduced an ingenious method of making small oblong and square sheets of coloured glass, which are thick in the centre and taper towards the edges, and which have one surface slightly roughened and one brilliantly polished.

You will have to roughen up the surface first to get mechanical adhesion.

He gripped her neck in one large, roughened hand, tilting her head.

With either method, the tooth is prepared for bonding by roughening the front surface with mild etching solution.

"These papillae give the surface a roughened aspect; the use of their secretion is unknown.

Synonyms:

change surface, abrase, abrade, rub off, rub down, corrade,

Antonyms:

unfold, roll up, unfurl, stay, smooth,