smooth out

smooth out
verb
free from obstructions (Freq. 1)
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smooth the way towards peace negotiations

Syn: ↑smooth
Hypernyms: ↑rid, ↑free, ↑disembarrass
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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smooth out [phrasal verb]
smooth (something) out or smooth out (something)
1 : to make (something) smooth or flat

Help me smooth out the tablecloth.

The ground was rocky, so we smoothed out the path with cedar chips.

2 : to make (something) easier by removing or dealing with problems

We will smooth out the election process by next year.

She tried to smooth things out [=end an argument or disagreement] with her daughter-in-law, but the damage was done.

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Main Entry:smooth

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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