texturizes

Creates surface variation

Texturizes means gives texture to something.

In cooking, you might texturize a sauce by adding breadcrumbs or blend ingredients until smooth.

In hair styling, a cut that texturizes removes bulk and adds movement: The stylist texturizes the ends to reduce weight.

In manufacturing, processes that texturize synthetic fibers make them softer or more natural-feeling.

tactile

roughens

Makes less smooth

smoothsEliminates roughness or wrinkles
softensReduces intensity or hardness
coarsensBecomes less refined

fluffs · naps · ruffles · crinkles · puckers · gathers · crimps · pleats · tufts · raises

surface

embosses

Creates raised surface decoration

etchesCuts designs into surfaces
grainsSmall hard seeds
groovesNarrow carved channels

imprints · ridges · stippling · speckling · roughens · scores · dimples · corrugates · pits · crinkles

finishing

coats

Outer warmth garments

layersStacked levels or coatings
laminationBonding sheets together
matteNon-reflective surface finish

polishing · sanding · smoothing · surfacing · glazing · veneering · burnishing · buffing · priming · sealing

artistic

brushstrokes

Marks left by painting

stipplingDot-based shading technique
layeringForming successive strata
glazingGlossy protective coating

impasto · sgraffito · hatching · crosshatching · blending · feathering · dabbing · sponging · ragging · combing

culinary

emulsifies

Disperses into stable suspension

aeratesInfuses with gas
whipsFlexible striking instruments
frothsProduces mass of bubbles

crumbs · breads · crusts · crisps · flakes · chunks · minces · shreds · grates · zests

Opposites

surface quality modification

texturizessmooths

Eliminates roughness or wrinkles

smoothes · polishes · flattens · straightens · relaxes

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Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G