to smoothen
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈsmuːðən/
- Brushing the paint properly will smoothen the surface of the wall.
Examples
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And that experience won't smoothen (tm), if people aren't communicating it.
Blog text (2) -
Without it, a rough surface morphology can't smoothen.
Academic text (1993) -
I'm taking the transition shade Taboo just to smoothen out the edges and to add that shade to the bottom as well.
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Reaches over and smoothens the tangled, tousled hair.
Fiction book (2001) -
So now I'm going to go back in with my weightless powder again, and this time I'm just smoothing the edges.
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They tended to as water tends to the pebbles it must run over, smoothing them gently.
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Polishing of the teeth smoothens and cleans the teeth's surfaces, removing annoying stains and making the teeth more resistant to plaque.
Blog text (27) -
He uses a cloth to smoothen the wooden table before applying the finish.
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Polishing the metal will smoothen any rough spots.
Synonyms
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2.6
Make something flat and smooth by pressing it
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1.1
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
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1.1
To make a surface even by rubbing or pressing
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3.4
To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences
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4.4
To polish something by rubbing until it is smooth or shiny
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1.0
To make something smooth and bright by rubbing it
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5.1
To rub something with a rough tool to make it smooth
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3.4
To become flat and smooth after being uneven
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4.4
To make machine parts move smoothly by putting oil or grease on them
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6.1
Wear a surface away slowly by rubbing, or make someone very tired
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5.0
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or adding oil
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3.8
To make something less rough by pressing it flat or by calming people
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5.8
To make a surface such as hair smooth and shiny by using a product or pushing it flat
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4.4
To make a surface smooth by moving something over it
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4.9
To make a rough edge smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper
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4.3
To make something smooth and shiny by brushing or pressing
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4.4
To make paper or cloth smooth again after it becomes wrinkled
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3.3
To make fabric smooth by removing folds
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5.1
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or polishing
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5.8
To make hair smooth and shiny by pressing it or using a little gel
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smoothen comes from the familiar word smooth plus the ending -en, which means 'to make or become'. So to smoothen something is to 'make it even' or remove rough spots.