to smoothen
- verb
- /ˈsmuːðən/
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- 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
64
1.0
To make something smooth and bright by rubbing it
54
1.1
To make a surface even by rubbing or pressing
46
1.1
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
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2.6
Make something flat and smooth by pressing it
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4.4
To make machine parts move smoothly by putting oil or grease on them
18
3.4
To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences
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5.0
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or adding oil
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4.4
To polish something by rubbing until it is smooth or shiny
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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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6.1
Wear a surface away slowly by rubbing, or make someone very tired
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3.8
To make something less rough by pressing it flat or by calming people
1
5.8
To make a surface such as hair smooth and shiny by using a product or pushing it flat
1
4.3
To make something smooth and shiny by brushing or pressing
To make a surface smooth by moving something over it
To make a rough edge smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or polishing
To make hair smooth and shiny by pressing it or using a little gel
To make paper or cloth smooth again after it becomes wrinkled
To make fabric smooth by removing folds
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.