- smoothen
- verb1. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing-
smooth the surface of the wood
• Syn: ↑smooth• See Also: ↑smooth over (for: ↑smooth)• Hypernyms: ↑change surface• Hyponyms:• Entailment: ↑rub• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
2. make (a surface) shine-shine the silver, please
-polish my shoes
• Derivationally related forms: ↑shining (for: ↑shine), ↑polish (for: ↑polish), ↑polisher (for: ↑polish), ↑polishing (for: ↑polish)• Hyponyms:• Entailment: ↑rub• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
-They smoothen the glass tubes
3. become smooth• Hypernyms: ↑change• Verb Frames:-Something ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.