smoothen

smoothen
verb
1. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
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smooth the surface of the wood

Syn: ↑smooth
Ant: ↑roughen (for: ↑smooth)
See Also: ↑smooth over (for: ↑smooth)
Derivationally related forms: ↑smooth (for: ↑smooth), ↑smoother (for: ↑smooth)
Hypernyms: ↑change surface
Hyponyms:
strip, ↑launch, ↑rake, ↑plane, ↑float, ↑sandpaper, ↑sand, ↑sandblast, ↑file
Entailment: ↑rub
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

2. make (a surface) shine
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shine the silver, please

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polish my shoes

Syn: ↑polish, ↑smooth, ↑shine
Derivationally related forms: ↑shining (for: ↑shine), ↑polish (for: ↑polish), ↑polisher (for: ↑polish), ↑polishing (for: ↑polish)
Hypernyms: ↑fancify, ↑beautify, ↑embellish, ↑prettify
Hyponyms:
Simonize, ↑Simonise, ↑slick, ↑sleek, ↑buff, ↑burnish, ↑furbish, ↑gloss
Entailment: ↑rub
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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They smoothen the glass tubes

3. become smooth
Hypernyms: ↑change
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Smoothen — Smooth en, v. t. To make smooth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smoothen — [smo͞othən] vt., vi. to make or become smooth …   English World dictionary

  • smoothen — verb (smoothened; smoothening) Date: 1635 transitive verb to make smooth intransitive verb to become smooth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • smoothen — /smooh dheuhn/, v.t., v.i. to make or become smooth. [1625 35; SMOOTH + EN1] * * * …   Universalium

  • smoothen — verb /ˈsmuðɨn/ a) To make smooth. b) To become smooth …   Wiktionary

  • smoothen — v. make smooth; become smooth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • smoothen — smooth•en [[t]ˈsmu ðən[/t]] v. t. v. i. to make or become smooth • Etymology: 1625–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • smoothen — /ˈsmuðən/ (say smoohdhuhn) verb (t) 1. to make smooth. –verb (i) 2. to become smooth. {smooth + en1} …  

  • York Regional Road 76 — or Main Street in Schomberg, Ontario, or King, Ontario. The street is served as to smoothen traffic turning from Highway 27 (Ontario) to Highway 9 (Ontario). Its direction heads east west between Schomberg Library and Highway 27 (Ontario), then… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …   Wikipedia

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