MATTE UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

Example:

The fabric felted up after several washes

Synonyms:

felt; felt up; mat; mat up; matt-up; matte; matte up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "matte up" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

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